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Poetry: The Earth Is Beautiful

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
September
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
Additional Text

First published in Caroline Howard Gilman's The Lady's Annual Register, and Housewife's Almanac in February 1838.

Poem
OCR Text

The whole broad eartli s beautiful, To mincls nttuucd arigirt, Ánd wheresoc'er my feet are turnee!, A smile bas met niy sighr. The city, with its bustling walk,' lts splendor, weallh and powur; A ramble by the livcr side; A passing summcr flowcr; The meadow green, the ocean swell, The forest waving free, Are gifisof God.and speals. in tones Of kindliness to me. And oh, where'er my foots'eps roam, If those I love are near to me, That spot is still my home. H 'i _ iii.-i il.i ■■■miiii rm.i i i l i'i m