What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine, The … - Felicia Hemans

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What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine,
The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?
They sought a faith's pure shrine.

Felicia Hemans

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Felicia Dorothea Hemans (September 25, 1793 – May 16, 1835) was an English poet.

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Native Name: Felicia Dorothea Hemans

Alternative Names: Felicia Dorothea Browne • Felicia Dorotea Hemans • Mrs. Hemans • Felicia (Dorothea) Hemans

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The flames roll'd on-he would not go
Without his father's word;
That father, faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard.

Calm on the bosom of thy God,
Fair spirit, rest thee now!

The breaking waves dashed high
On a stern and rock-bound coast,
And the woods against a stormy sky
Their giant branches tossed.

What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine, The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? They sought a faith's pure shrine. - Felicia Hemans

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