Home Sweet Home

{with capital letters at the start of alternate rows}

Woven by E. Bollans & Co.

Reference Number:-   Bollans catalogue number:-  
obo 373   unknown  

 
 
Bookmark with image of country cottage, title words, and words of two verses
the image of this bookmark
was kindly donated by
Jenni Redman, Great Britain

Words:

 
 
 
 
 
 

image of country house

 
 
 

Home Sweet Home

M
ID PLEASURES AND PALACES,
 
THOUGH WE MAY ROAM:
 
B
E IT EVER SO HUMBLE, THERE'S
 
NO PLACE LIKE HOME:
 
A
 CHARM FROM THE SKIES SEEMS
 
TO HALLOW US THERE,
 
W
HICH, SEEK THROUGH THE WORLD,
 
IS NOT MET WITH ELSEWHERE.
 
 
C
  HOME, HOME, SWEET
 
HORUS: SWEET HOME. THERE'S
 
  NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
 
A
N EXILE FROM HOME, SPLENDOUR
 
DAZZLES IN VAIN.
 
O
H GIVE ME MY LOWLY THATCHED
 
COTTAGE AGAIN.
 
T
HE BIRDS SINGING GAILY THAT
 
COME AT MY CALL.
 
G
IVE THEM WITH THAT PEACE OF
 
MIND, DEARER THAN ALL.
 
 
C
  HOME, HOME, SWEET
 
HORUS: SWEET HOME. &c
 

 

Not recorded by John High in his unpublished list
Size of Silk:

22.5cm long by 5.0cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Signed: "E. BOLLANS & Co LEAMINGTON." on back top turnover.
 
reverse top turn-over of this bookmark
image of reverse top turn over of this bookmark
 
 

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