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For these reasons, the Poem was put into the mouth of an ancient Minstrel, the last of the race, who, as he is supposed to have survived the Revolution, might have caught somewhat of the refinement of modern poetry, without losing the simplicity of his original model. The date of the Tale itself is about the middle of the sixteenth century ...
My Native Land may refer to: "My Native Land" (poem), written by Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj (1906–1937) My Native Land, 1980 This page was last edited on 29 ...
Of his English poems, Scotland is internationally renowned, the third stanza being frequently quoted. This quote features on the Canongate Wall at the new Scottish Parliament building: This is my country, The land that begat me. These windy spaces Are surely my own. And those who toil here In the sweat of their faces Are flesh of my flesh, And ...
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The authorship controversy continues, but the poem forever will be a beloved part of Christmas. Whoever wrote it, “A Visit From St. Nicholas” established the American vision of Santa Claus.
Scenes in My Native Land (1844) Letters to My Pupils (1851) Olive Leaves (1851) The Faded Hope (1852) in memory of her only son, who died when he was nineteen years old; Past Meridian (1854) The Daily Counsellor (1858), poems; Gleanings (1860), selections from her verse; The Man of Uz, and Other Poems (1862) Letters of Life (1866), giving an ...
The patriotic song "Yɛn Ara Asaase Ni" was written by Ephraim Amu and sung In the Ewe language.It was later translated into Twi and then English. [1] The title version translates into English as "This Is Our Own Native Land"; it evokes a message of nationalism, and each generation doing their best to build on the works of the previous generation.
The original lyrics [8] were composed on February 23, 1940, in Guthrie's room at the Hanover House hotel at 43rd St. and 6th Ave. (101 West 43rd St.) in New York. The line "This land was made for you and me" does not appear in the original manuscript at the end of each verse, but is implied by Guthrie's writing of those words at the top of the page and by his subsequent singing of the line ...