 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1834 - 512 pages
...child!" " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold 7 — Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mino, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand ? — Is it there, sweet mother, that better... | |
 | 1835 - 218 pages
...ray 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...gleams forth from the coral strand ! Is it there, dear mother ! that better land?" "Not there, not there, my child ! "Eye hath not seen it, my gentle... | |
 | Great Britain - 1850 - 584 pages
...some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ; Where the burning rays of the rubies shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine,...seen it, my gentle boy; Ear hath not heard its deep sounds of joy ; Dreams cannot picture a world so fair — Sorrow and death cannot enter there ; Time... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 278 pages
...child!" * Is it far away, in some region old, .f_ Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...forth from the cor'al strand ? Is it there, sweet mothpj ! that better land ?" — " Not there, not there, my child ! Time doth not breathe on its fadeless... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1836 - 472 pages
...child!" " Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold t — Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mino, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand t — Is it there, sweet mother, that better... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...there, my child. Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander on sands of gold ? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond...there, my child. Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy f Ear hath not heard its deep songs of joy : Dreams cannot picture a world so fair — Sorrow and death... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 234 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...strand?— Is it there, sweet mother, that better land 1" —" Not there, not there, my child! "Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy! Ear hath not heard its... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 322 pages
...second his spirit fled to that bright clime — that better land, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard its deep songs of joy. " Dreams cannot picture...fair — Sorrow and death may not enter there; Time does not breathe on its fadeless bloom, 'Tis beyond the clouds, and beyond the tomb." " It is there... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 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...better land ?" — " Not there, not there, my child 1" " Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy ! Ear hath not heard its deep songs of joy ; Dreams cannot... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1838 - 242 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 land 1" MOTHER. —" Not there, not there, my child. " Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy! Ear hath not... | |
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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... 
