Who said “The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years…”?

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Robert Frost. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Gift Outright", originally recited it at the College of William & Mary in 1941; first published in the Virginia Quarterly Review (Spring 1942)

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“The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.”
Verified"The Gift Outright", originally recited it at the College of William & Mary in 1941; first published in the Virginia Quarterly Review (Spring 1942) · evidenceLand
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Frost, R. (n.d.). The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23199-the-land-was-ours-before-we-were-the/

MLA

Frost, Robert. “The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23199-the-land-was-ours-before-we-were-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Frost, Robert. “The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23199-the-land-was-ours-before-we-were-the/.