 MY boy, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam ; And thou must go ; but never, when there, Forget the light of home. Though pleasure may smile with a ray more bright, It dazzles to lead astray : Like the meteor's flash, 'twill...  The Female Poets of America - Page 62by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1854 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...HALE. THE LIGHT OF HOME. MT boy, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to ronm, And thou must go; — but never when there, Forget the light of home. Like the meteor's flash 't will deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...Spirit of Beauty is everywhere ! MRS. HALE. THE LIGHT OF HOME. MY boy, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam ; And thou...the meteor's flash, 'twill deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant flame, And pure as vestal fire... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 406 pages
...Spirit of Beauty is everywhere I i ' MRS. HALE. THE LIGHT OF HOME. MY boy, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam ; And thou...there, Forget the light of home. Though pleasure may miile with a ray more bright, It dazsles to lead astray : Like the meteor's flash, twill deepen the... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...gentleman on the Neck. POETRY. THE LIGHT OF HOME. -Mus. HAL«. My boy, thou wilt dream that the world is Ev P thou t read es t the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant flame, And pure as vestal fire... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...dazzles to lead astray : POETRY. THE LIGHT OF HOME.-MM. HA«. My boy. thou wilt dream that the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam ; And thou...; but never, when there, Forget the light of home. with a ray more bright, Like the meteor's flash. 'twill deepen thenisht, When thou treadcst the lonely... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1837 - 426 pages
...her eye, And angels bowed as she passed by. THE LIGHT OP HOME. MY son, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam, And thou must...the meteor's flash, 'twill deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant flame, And pure as vestal fire... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1837 - 416 pages
...LIGHT OF HOME. MY son, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam, And thor. must go;- -but never, when there, Forget the light...the meteor's flash, 'twill deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant flame, And pure as vestal fire... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1839 - 452 pages
...crown him, for his foes, his sins are slain! THE LIGHT OF HOME. MY son, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam, And thou must...It dazzles to lead astray: Like the meteor's flash, 't will deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant... | |
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...roughly life's billows shall roll! THE LIGHT OF HOME. BY MRS. HALE. MY boy, them wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam ; And thou...the meteor's flash, 'twill deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant flame, And pure as vestal fire... | |
 | Samuel Osgood - American literature - 1842 - 408 pages
...the right hand of God? THE LIGHT OF HOME. BY MRS. SARAH J. HALE. MY boy, thou wilt dream the world is fair, And thy spirit will sigh to roam, And thou must...It dazzles to lead astray ; Like the meteor's flash it will deepen the night, When thou treadest the lonely way. But the hearth of home has a constant... | |
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