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Poem
February 15, 1840
The New England Weekly Review
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A lyrical song expressing joyful anticipation of returning to the speaker's native land, filled with images of free nature, singing birds, roaming deer, and warm family hearths.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Written for the New-England Review.
SONG.
O land of my fathers, the land of the free,
How gladly I hasten to see thee again:
Where the sweet birds are singing, so blithesome and gay,
And fond hearts are wishing for him o'er the main.
I long to behold thy gay meadows and rills,
Where so oft I have wandered in sunshine and storm;
Where the roe and the buck freely roam o'er the hills,
And pleasures are waiting my spirit to charm.
O, I'm coming, I'm coming, with a light heart and free,
To join the gay circle around the warm hearth;
O, I'm hastening, I'm hastening, from away o'er the sea,
To the home of my fathers, the land of my birth.
F. M. W.
SONG.
O land of my fathers, the land of the free,
How gladly I hasten to see thee again:
Where the sweet birds are singing, so blithesome and gay,
And fond hearts are wishing for him o'er the main.
I long to behold thy gay meadows and rills,
Where so oft I have wandered in sunshine and storm;
Where the roe and the buck freely roam o'er the hills,
And pleasures are waiting my spirit to charm.
O, I'm coming, I'm coming, with a light heart and free,
To join the gay circle around the warm hearth;
O, I'm hastening, I'm hastening, from away o'er the sea,
To the home of my fathers, the land of my birth.
F. M. W.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Song
Homeland
Return
Nature
New England
What entities or persons were involved?
F. M. W.
Poem Details
Title
Song.
Author
F. M. W.
Subject
Return To Native Land
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
O Land Of My Fathers, The Land Of The Free,
How Gladly I Hasten To See Thee Again:
O, I'm Coming, I'm Coming, With A Light Heart And Free,
To The Home Of My Fathers, The Land Of My Birth.