Henry Van Dyke Quotes
So it's home again, and home again, America for me! My heart is turning home again, and there I long to be, In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars!
Citations
Henry van Dyke,1852 – 1933, Poet and Clergyman, “America for Me”, Stanza. 2, 1909
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