“Fling out, fling out, with cheer and shout, To all the winds of Our Country's Banner! Be every bar, and every star, Displayed in full and glorious manner! Blow, zephyrs, blow, keep the dear ensign flying! Blow, zephyrs, sweetly mournful, sighing, sighing, sighing!” CountryStarsWindDearBlowFlyingBarsOur CountryGloriousCheerFlagsBannerFlingZephyr Book:The microcosm, and other poems Source: The microcosm, and other poems
“The saddest day has gleams of light, The darkest wave hath bright foam beneath it. There twinkles o'er the cloudiest night, Some solitary star to cheer it.” LightNightStarsWaveCheerSolitarySaddestGleamFoam Author:Sarah Winnemucca
“Local esteem is far more conducive to happiness than general reputation. The latter may be compared to the fixed stars which glimmer so remotely as to afford little light and no warmth. The former is like the sun, each day shedding his prolific and cheering beams.” MayLittlesLightStarsSunLocalsEsteemReputationFormerFixedEach DayLatterWarmthCheerBeam Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion