 There is a spot of earth supremely blest — A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his softened looks benignly blend The sire,' the son, the husband, brother,...  The West Indies, and Other Poems - Page 32by James Montgomery - 1814 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1811 - 456 pages
...The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend: Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strows with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the...eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie; Around lier knees domestick duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land,... | |
 | 1810 - 478 pages
...Here woman reigns ; th» mother> daughter, wife, Strews with f.tsh flowers, the narroxr way of life i In the clear heave'n of her delightful ey-e, ' An...graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, AitU f.re-side pleasures gambol at her . feet. Where shall that land, that tfot of earth be found ?... | |
 | 1811 - 708 pages
...paflcd through two or three Editions, Qiould Hill be anonymous, rafhcr excites our wonder. • T * Iß In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie.; Around her knees domeftic duties meet, And fire-fide pleafures gambol at her feet. « Where (ball that land, that /fot... | |
 | English literature - 1811 - 708 pages
...paffed through two or three Editions, fhould ftill be anonymous, rather excites our wondar. -'. T4 Ja In the clear heaven of her delightful eye. An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domeftic duties meet, And fire-fide pleafures gambol at her feet. ' Where fhall that land, that/fat... | |
 | Charities - 1811 - 424 pages
...pageantry and pride, While in his soften'd looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend : Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter,...wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life j In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pages
...The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend: Were woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strows with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the...angel-guard of loves and graces lie; Around her knees domestick duties meet. And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land, that spot... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Africa - 1814 - 396 pages
...man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While, in his soften'd looks, benignly blend, The sire, the son> the husband,...fresh flowers the narrow way of life, In the clear hcav'u of her delightful eye, An angel guard of loves and graces lie; Around her knees domestic duties... | |
 | Marriage - 1818 - 166 pages
...pagantry and pride, " While in his softened looks benignly blend " The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend : " Here woman reigns, the mother, daughter,..." In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, " An angel guard of loves and graces lie ; " Around her knees, domestic duties meet, " And fire-side pleasures... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...blend The sire, (he son, the husband, father, friend : Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter. vitt, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angi-l-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet. And tire-side pleasures... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his soften'd looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband,...fresh flowers the narrow way of life : In the clear heav'n of her delightful eye, An angel guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties... | |
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