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Poems and Songs, by Bjornstjerne Bjornson |
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TOAST FOR THE MEN OF EIDSVOLD (MAY 17, 1864) (See Note 26) |
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_ 'Twas then this land of ours we drew From centuries of ice and sorrow, And let it of the sun's warmth borrow, And law and plow brought order new; We dug the wealth in mountain treasured, Our stately ships the oceans measured, And springtime thoughts were free to run As round the Pole the midnight sun. And still with God we'll conquer, hold: |