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Poem
December 20, 1855
Glasgow Weekly Times
Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri
What is this article about?
This poem extols a blessed earthly spot of domestic harmony where men shed tyranny for familial roles and women embody love and grace, identifying it as one's home and country.
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There is a spot of earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest;
Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside
His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride,
While his softened look, benignly blend
The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend
Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter,
wife,
Strews with flowers the narrow way of life.
In the clear heaven of her delightful eye,
An angel guard of love and graces lie;
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet.
Where shall that land, that spot of earth be
found?
Art thou a man? a patriot? look around;
Oh! thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps
roam,
That land thy country, and that spot thy
home.
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest;
Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside
His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride,
While his softened look, benignly blend
The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend
Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter,
wife,
Strews with flowers the narrow way of life.
In the clear heaven of her delightful eye,
An angel guard of love and graces lie;
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet.
Where shall that land, that spot of earth be
found?
Art thou a man? a patriot? look around;
Oh! thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps
roam,
That land thy country, and that spot thy
home.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Moral Virtue
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Bliss
Family Roles
Home Country
Patriotism
Woman's Role
Poem Details
Subject
Praise Of Home And Domestic Life
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
There Is A Spot Of Earth Supremely Blest,
A Dearer, Sweeter Spot Than All The Rest;
Here Woman Reigns; The Mother, Daughter, Wife,
Strews With Flowers The Narrow Way Of Life.
That Land Thy Country, And That Spot Thy Home.