英语词汇columbia the gem of the ocean的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	columbia the gem of the ocean
词源	Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. English actors David T. Shaw and Thomas A. Becket are said to have written this patri- otic song for an 1843 benefit performance in America. But it has also been claimed that they first wrote it in England as “Bri- tannia the Pride of the Ocean,” later changing it for American consumption. See god bless america.
随便看	the high trees get the wind the hills are closing in on him the hollywood golden rule the hub the hulks the iliad in a nutshell the immortal tragedian the industry the internationale the ireland hoax he-s gone and with him what a world is dead he-s got short arms and long pockets he she found the hole he sold his saddle he spake three thousand proverbs hessian heterochromia heterodoxy heterosexual hetty green he walks between the raindrops he was born with a silver foot in his mouth he wears a two-inch belt and big jim suspenders hewers of wood and drawers of water he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day

英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。