Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 19
... darkness befriended , And , as he knocked and waited to hear the sound of her footsteps , Knew not which beat the louder , his heart of the knocker of iron ; Or at the joyous feast of the Patron Saint of the village , Bolder grew , and ...
... darkness befriended , And , as he knocked and waited to hear the sound of her footsteps , Knew not which beat the louder , his heart of the knocker of iron ; Or at the joyous feast of the Patron Saint of the village , Bolder grew , and ...
Page 21
... darkness Bursting with light seemed the smithy , through every cranny and crevice , Warm by the forge within they watched the laboring bellows , And as its panting ceased , and the sparks ex- pired in the ashes , Merrily laughed , and ...
... darkness Bursting with light seemed the smithy , through every cranny and crevice , Warm by the forge within they watched the laboring bellows , And as its panting ceased , and the sparks ex- pired in the ashes , Merrily laughed , and ...
Page 29
... , and vanished away into darkness . Faces , clumsily carved in oak on the back o . his arm - chair , Laughed in the flickering light , and the pewter plates Evangeline . 29 Echoed back by the barns. Anon they sank into ...
... , and vanished away into darkness . Faces , clumsily carved in oak on the back o . his arm - chair , Laughed in the flickering light , and the pewter plates Evangeline . 29 Echoed back by the barns. Anon they sank into ...
Page 46
... darkness , Lighted less by the lamp than the shining face of the maiden . Silent she passed the hall , and entered the door of her chamber . Simple that chamber was , with its curtains of white , and its clothes - press Ample and high ...
... darkness , Lighted less by the lamp than the shining face of the maiden . Silent she passed the hall , and entered the door of her chamber . Simple that chamber was , with its curtains of white , and its clothes - press Ample and high ...
Page 84
... darkness . ' 92 Thereupon the priest , her friend and father - con- fessor , Said , with a smile , " O daughter ! thy God thus speaketh within thee ! Talk not of wasted affection , affection never was wasted ; If it enrich not the heart ...
... darkness . ' 92 Thereupon the priest , her friend and father - con- fessor , Said , with a smile , " O daughter ! thy God thus speaketh within thee ! Talk not of wasted affection , affection never was wasted ; If it enrich not the heart ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acadian Acadie accents almshouse aloft anon answer art thou barns Basil the blacksmith beauty behold Bellefontaine blossom boat bosom cheer churchyard darkness descended desert door Echoed Evangeline stood Evangeline's heart eyes face farm-yard Father Felician Filled flax flocks flowers footsteps forest Gabriel garden gazed gleamed glided golden hand heard heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW herds herdsman kirtles labor land Laughed light lips Loud maiden maize meadows meek midst moon morning mournful neighboring night notary notary public numberless o'er oars ocean odor Opelousas Ozark Mountains passed Patience paused Port Royal prairies priest river roof rose shade shadow Shawnee shore silent Sister of Mercy slowly slumber smile snow-white sorrow soul sound spake spirit sunshine sweet tale tankard thee thought tremulous twilight Unto village of Grand-Pré voice waited wandered weary whispered wigwam wind woodlands words