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

Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations

Related Quotes

As the U.S. flag was unfurled on the brig "Charles Dogget" before a voyage to Asia, the captain said:. This was the origin of the nickname for the American flag which later became so popular in the Civil War. The flag from that ship resides at the Smithsonian Institution.


Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
  • Born: November 10, 1852
  • Died: April 11, 1933
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. was an American author, educator, diplomat, and clergyman.