 In the solitude of the seas, we hail a star as a friend from whom we have long been separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards peculiar motives seem to increase this feeling; a religious sentiment attaches them to a constellation, the form of which...  Poems - Page 98by Mrs. Hemans - 1827Full view - About this book
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...the Spaniards are peculiarly susceptible of this feeling; a religious sentiment attaches them to this constellation, the form of which recalls the sign...by their ancestors in the deserts of the New World. The two great stars which mark the summit and the PAUL AND VIBGIMA. 55 foot of the Cross having nearly... | |
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...of the seas, we hail a star as a friend, from whom we have long been separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards peculiar motives seem to increase this feeling ; a religious 21 sentiment attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recalls the sign of the faith planted... | |
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...the seas, we hail a star as a friend1, front whom we have long been separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards peculiar motives seem to increase this feeling ; a religious 21 sentiment attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recalls the sign of the faith planted... | |
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...attaches them to a constellation, the form and name of which recal to mind the sign of the Christian faith, planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the new world. The two brilliant and large stars that mark the summit and the foot of the cross having nearly the... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - America - 1823 - 374 pages
...of the seas, we hail a star as a friend, from whom we have been long separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards, peculiar motives seem to increase...by their ancestors in the deserts of the new world. The two great stars which mark the summit and the foot of the cross, having nearly the same right ascension,... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...of the seas> we hail a star as a friend from whom we have been long separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards, peculiar motives seem to increase...attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recals the sign of the faith planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the ISTew World. The two... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1824 - 452 pages
...of the seas, we hail a star as a friend, from whom we have been long separated. Among the Portuguese and the Spaniards, peculiar motives seem to increase...attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recals the sign of the faith planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the New World. The two great... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1825 - 224 pages
...doe best perfume the aire."—Lord Bacon's Essay on Gardens. Note 16, page 75, lines 11, 12, 13. I saw thee shine Once more, in thy serene magnificence,...attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recals the sign of the faith planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the New World It has been... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1825 - 222 pages
...perfume the aire." — Lord Bacon's Essay on Gardens. Note 16, page 75, lines 11, 12, 13. / srttti thee shine Once more, in thy serene magnificence,...attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recals the sign of the faith planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the New World It has been... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1825 - 224 pages
...Gardens. Note 16, page 75, lines 11, 12, 13. I saw thee shine Once more, in thy serene magnificence, 0 Southern Cross ! " The pleasure we felt on discovering...attaches them to a constellation, the form of which recals the sign of the faith planted by their ancestors in the deserts of the New World It has been... | |
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