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" The sea-snatched isle is the home of men, And mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'neath the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant bark ? There are snares enough on the tented field, 'Mid the... "
A Glance at the Physical Sciences, Or, The Wonders of Nature, in Earth, Air ... - Page 278
by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1852 - 352 pages
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The Laurel: a Gift for All Seasons: Being a Collection of Poems

1836 - 268 pages
...exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant rnea,tn th& billows dark The wrecking »eeffor'the' gallant bark ? There are snares enough on the tented...There are serpents to coil, ere the flowers are up ; There % a poison drop ID man's purest cup; There are foes that watch for his cradle breath, And why...
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Fifth Book of Lessons for the Use of the Irish National Schools

1836 - 424 pages
...isle is the home of men, And mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do you plant, 'ncath the billows dark, The wrecking reef for the gallant...There are snares enough on the tented field, 'Mid the blossora'd sweets that the valleys yield; There are serpents to coil, ere the -flowers are up; There's...
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The Young Lady's Book of Elegant Poetry: Comprising Selections from the ...

Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 pages
...is the home of men, And the mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'neath Ihe billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant bark ? There are snares cnough on the tented field, 'Mid the blossom'd sweets that the valleys yield ; There are serpents to...
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The Ladies' Wreath: A Selection from the Female Poetic Writers of England ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1837 - 492 pages
...the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant bark? There are snares enough on the tented fitld, 'Mid the blossomed sweets that the valleys yield;...man's purest cup, There are foes that watch for his cradle-breath, And why need ye sow the floods with death? With mouldering bones the deeps are white,...
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The Ladies' Wreath: A Selection from the Female Poetic Writers of England ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1837 - 416 pages
...wrecking reef for the gallant bark? There are snares enough on the tented fitld, 'Mid the blossomed sweet; that the valleys yield; There are serpents to coil...man's purest cup, There are foes that watch for his cradle-breath, And why need ye sow the floods with death? With mouldering bones the deeps are white,...
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The Ladies' Wreath: A Selection from the Female Poetic Writers of England ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1837 - 426 pages
...sea-snatched isle is the home of men, And mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'neath the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant bark? There are snares enough on the tented fitld, 'Mid the blossomed sweet- that the valleys yield; There are serpents to coil ere the flowers...
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The Young Lady's Reader

Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...isle is the home of men, And the mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'neath the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant...serpents to coil, ere the flowers are up ; There's a poison drop in man's purest cup ; There are foes that watch for his cradle breath, And why need ye...
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The Fourth Reader for the Use of Schools

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pages
...mountains exult where the wave hath been. WHO ARE THE TRULY HAPPY! 247 3. But why do ye plant, 'neath the billows dark, The wrecking reef for the gallant...There are serpents to coil ere the flowers are up, There 'sa poison drop in man's purest cup ; There are foes that watch for his cradle-breath, And why...
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The Ladies' Wreath: A Selection from the Female Poetic Writers of England ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1839 - 452 pages
...sea-snatched isle is the home of men, And mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'neath the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant...There are serpents to coil ere the flowers are up, There 'sa poison-drop in man's purest cup, There are foes that watch for his cradle-breath, And why...
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The First Class Reader: A Selection for Exercises in Reading, from Standard ...

Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1841 - 286 pages
...isle is the home of men,^ And mountains exult where the wave hath been. But why do ye plant 'ncath the billows dark The wrecking reef for the gallant...serpents to coil, ere the flowers are up; There's a poison drop in man's purest cup, There are foes that watch for his cradle breath, And why need ye sow...
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