 What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay, call it holy ground, — The soil where first they trod! They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom...  Records of Woman, with Other Poems - Page 265by Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 168 pages
...hair Amidst that pilgrim band ; Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas ? the spoils of war ? T— They sought a faith's pure shrine." Such a one was Richard Haven. He sought neither the wealth... | |
 | Anne (Aunt.) - Christian life - 1849 - 440 pages
...silence and in fear ; — They shook the depths of the desert gloom With their hymns of lofty cheer. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod. They... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1850 - 418 pages
...hair Amidst that pilgrim-band — Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ?-. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there... | |
 | Isaac Baker Woodbury - Anthems - 1850 - 352 pages
...the white wave's foam, And the rooking pines of the forest roared — This was their welcome home! 4 What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?— • They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They... | |
 | Bookbinding - 1850 - 528 pages
...English poetess has caught the source of their actions with truer inspiration, when she exclaims : — " What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? They sought a faith's pure shrine!" The American historian assigns juster motives, however, for the... | |
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 pages
...come, In silence and in fear : They shook the depths of their forest home With songs of lofty cheer ! What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine, The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? They sought a faith's pure shrine." Thank God that our fathers did seek, on this desart shore, freedom... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association (Cheshire, Conn.) - Hymns, English - 1850 - 574 pages
...wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared, — This was their welcome home. 4 \V hat sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod !... | |
 | Lilly May Shaw - 1954 - 308 pages
...story of the landing is developed very quickly as the poem consists of only five stanzas. It ends: What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas? the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine1.. Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod t... | |
 | 1854 - 1184 pages
...There was manhood's brow, serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar P Bright jewels of the mine, The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay ! call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ;... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...Amidst that pilgrim band: — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod: They... | |
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