IMPROVING A NATIONAL ANTHEM
A discussion has taken place in the United States as to whether the nation did not deserve a better national anthem, one worthier of the national ideals anil more descriptive of all sections of the country. Dr. Van Dyke has therefore written these additional stanzas for "America":— I love thine island seas. Thy groves of giant trees, Thy rolling plains; Thy rivers' mighty sweep, Thy mystic canyons deep, Thy mountains wild and steep, All thy domains;
Thy silver Eastern strands, Thy Golden Gate that stands 1 Fronting the West; Thy flowery Southland fair, Thy sweet and crystal air— O Land beyond compare, Thee I love best!
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 371, 23 April 1910, Page 8
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110IMPROVING A NATIONAL ANTHEM Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 371, 23 April 1910, Page 8
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