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  ... "Home's not merely roof and room, Needs it something to endear it. Home is where the heart can bloom, Where there's some kind heart to cheer it.
Home's not merely four square walls, Though with pictures hung and gilded, Home is where affection calls, Filled with charms the heart hath builded.
Home! Go watch the faithful dove Sailing 'neath the heavens above us, Home is where there's one to love, Home is where there's one to love us.   "
We believe the five sweetest words in the English language to the largest number of persons--words which carry with them intrinsic meaning and blessing are these: "Jesus," "Mother," "Music," "Heaven," "Home." "Twenty thousand people gathered in the old Castle Garden, New York, to hear Jennie Lind sing. After singing some of the old masters, she began to pour forth 'Home, Sweet Home.' The audience could not stand it. An uproar of applause stopped the music. Tears gushed from...   Swain, Charles

Excerpt from Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes · This quote is about home · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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