Landing Of The Pilgrims, The (Thanksgiving)
Poem by 19th century Irish/English poetess Felicia Browne Hemans(1793-1835), music by Mary Anne Browne, Hemans' sister. Hemans was famous in her time for the epic quality of her poems as illustrated by two of her poems' celebrated opening lines: "The boy stood on the burning deck..." and "The Stately Homes of England..." This poem about the Pilgrims provided a standard history for millions of English speaking children for over a century.
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Poem by 19th century Irish/English poetess Felicia Browne Hemans(1793-1835), music by Mary Anne Browne, Hemans' sister. Hemans was famous in her time for the epic quality of her poems as illustrated by two of her poems' celebrated opening lines: "The boy stood on the burning deck..." and "The Stately Homes of England..." This poem about the Pilgrims provided a standard history for millions of English speaking children for over a century.