William Jewett Pabodie

William Jewett Pabodie (1813–1870) was an American poet from Rhode Island. Quotes Our Country!—'tis a glorious land—    With broad arms stretched from shore to shore;— The proud Pacific chafes her strand,    She hears the dark Atlantic roar; And nurtured on her ample breast,    How many a goodly prospect lies; In Nature's wildest grandeur drest,    Enamelled with her loveliest dyes. Great God! we thank Thee for this home—    This bounteous birth-land of the Free; Where wanderers from afar may come,    And breathe the air of Liberty;— Still may her flowers untrampled spring,    Her harvests wave, her cities rise; And yet till Time shall fold his wing,    Remain earth's loveliest Paradise! "Our Country", sts. 1 and 4. Reported in Anne C. Lynch (ed.) The Rhode-Island Book: Selections in Prose and Verse, from the Writings of Rhode-Island Citizens (Providence: H. Fuller, 1841) pp. 48–50 External links Author:William Jewett Pabodie Category:1813 births Category:1870 deaths Category:Poets from the United States Category:People from Rhode Island