词汇 | america the beautiful |
词源 | America the Beautiful; America. Katherine Lee Bates (1859–1929), was a professor at Wellesley College when she wrote the poem “America the Beautiful” (1893), which was made into the famous patriotic song of the same name. The lyr- ics have been set to music by 60 different composers. “America,” another well-known patriotic song, was written in 1831 by Boston Baptist minister Samuel Frances Smith (1808–95) when he was a seminary student. It is sometimes called “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” after its first line. See god bless america. |
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