"This is the Land we love, our heritage, Strange mixture of the gross and fine, yet sage And full of promise,—destined to be great. Drink to Our Native Land! God Bless the State!"
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Literary criticsPoets from the United StatesEditors from the United StatesPrinceton University alumni
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"A Toast to Our Native Land", in The Atlantic Monthly (January, 1902)
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Robert Bridges (critic)
1858 – 1941
Robert Bridges (July 13, 1858 – 1941) was an American critic, editor and writer.
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