 Is this the land our fathers loved, The freedom which they toiled to win ? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead have worn ? And shall we crouch above...  Poems: By John G. Whittier, Illus. by H. Billing - Page 150by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1855 - 396 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Joseph May - Antislavery movements - 1869 - 532 pages
...toiled to win? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead...And tremble at the driver's whip? Bend to the earth onr pliant knees, And speak but as our masters please ? 12 " Shall tongues be mute when deeds are wrought... | |
 | American poetry - 1869 - 310 pages
...toiled to win 7 Is this the soil whereon they moved 7 Are these the graves they slumber in 7 Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead...above these graves, With craven soul and fettered lip 7 Yoke in with marked and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip 7 Bend to the earth our... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1869 - 406 pages
...which they toiled to win ? The mantles which the dead have worn ? Are we the sons by whom are borne And shall we crouch above these graves, With craven soul and fettered lip ? Bend to the earth our pliant knees, Yoke in with marked and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's... | |
 | 1871 - 320 pages
...? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are ire the sons hy whom are borne The mantles which the dead have worn...above these graves, With craven soul and fettered lip 1 Yoke in with marked and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip 1 Bend to the earth our... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...toiled to win ? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead...above these graves, With craven soul and fettered lip 1 Yoke in with marked and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip ? Bend to the earth our... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1874 - 500 pages
...Are we the sons by whom are horne The mantles which the dead have worn ? And shall we crouch ahove these graves, With craven soul and fettered lip? Yoke...and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip ? And speak —hut as our masters please? Bend to the earth our pliant knees, Shall outraged Nature... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 418 pages
...toiled to win T Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead...and branded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip 1 Bend to the earth our pliant knees, And speak — but as our masters please ? Shall outraged Nature... | |
 | Leon Dande - Slavery - 1877 - 864 pages
...the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumbered in ! Are we the sons, by whom arc borne The mantles which the dead have worn ? And shall...knees ; And speak, but as our masters please ? Shall tongues be mute when deeds are wrought, Which well might shame extremest hell ? Shall freeman lock... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 580 pages
...win ? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumher in ? Are we the sous by whom are borne The mantles which the dead have...shall we crouch above these graves, With craven soul und fettered lip ? Yoke iu with marked and branded slaves, And tremble, at the driver's whip ? Bend... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1879 - 444 pages
...toiled to win ? Is this the soil whereon they moved ? Are these the graves they slumber in ? Are we the sons by whom are borne The mantles which the dead...craven soul and fettered lip ? Yoke in with marked andbranded slaves, And tremble at the driver's whip ? Bend to the earth our pliant knees, And speak... | |
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