 | Words - 1849 - 164 pages
...there, my child ! Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl breaks forth from the coral strandIs it there, sweet mother, that better land ? Not there, not there,... | |
 | Reed and Pardon - 1850 - 130 pages
...my child ! " " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...hath not heard its deep songs of joy ; Dreams cannot ptcture a world so fair, — Sorrow and death may not enter there ; Time doth not breathe on its fadeless... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1850 - 300 pages
...my child ! " " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the 'diamond...seen it, my gentle boy ! Ear hath not heard its deep sounds of joy ; Dreams cannot picture a world so fair ; Sorrow and death may not enter there ; Time... | |
 | Marlborough coll, mus. soc - 1860 - 104 pages
...child ! " " Is it far away in some region old ; Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ; Where the burning rays of the ruby shine And the diamond...that better land ? " " Not there, not there, my child ! " 1 1 "Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy ; Ear hath not heard its deep songs of joy ; Dreams cannot... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1850 - 418 pages
...child ! " " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...better land ? " — " Not there, not there, my child ! " Dreams cannot picture a world so fair — Sorrow and death may not enter there : Time doth not... | |
 | Education - 1850 - 396 pages
...my child ! " " Is it far away in some region old Where the river wanders o'er sands of gold ? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams form from the coral strand ¡ — Is it there, sweet mother, that belter land T " — " Not there,... | |
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 pages
...my child!" " Is it far away, in some regions old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ; Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearls gleam forth from a coral strandIs it there, sweet mother, that better land ?" — " Not there... | |
 | Christian poets - Christian poetry, English - 1851 - 470 pages
...child ! " " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ? — Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...strand — Is it there, sweet mother, — that better hind?" — " Not there— not there, my child !" " Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boyj Ear hath not... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1836 - 690 pages
...there, my child." Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold— Where the burning rays of the ruby shine. And the diamond lights up the secret mi-ie, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strandIs it there, sweet mother, that better land?... | |
 | Choice descriptive poetry - 1852 - 112 pages
...there, my child ! Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...seen it, my gentle boy ! Ear hath not heard its deep song of joy ; Dreams cannot picture a world so fair ; Sorrow and death may not enter there. Time doth... | |
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Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold — Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand — Is it there, sweet mother, that... 
