Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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Page 36
... the window she stood , with her hand in her lover's , Blushing Evangeline heard the words that her father had spoken , And , as they died on his lips , the worthy notary entered . III . ENT like a laboring oar , that toils 35 Evangeline .
... the window she stood , with her hand in her lover's , Blushing Evangeline heard the words that her father had spoken , And , as they died on his lips , the worthy notary entered . III . ENT like a laboring oar , that toils 35 Evangeline .
Page 46
... 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 , on whose spacious shelves were carefully 46 Evangeline .
... 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 , on whose spacious shelves were carefully 46 Evangeline .
Page 53
... Entered the sacred portal . With loud and dis- sonant clangor Echoed the sound of their brazen drums from ceiling and casement , - Echoed a moment only , and slowly the ponder- ous portal Closed , and in silence the crowd awaited the ...
... Entered the sacred portal . With loud and dis- sonant clangor Echoed the sound of their brazen drums from ceiling and casement , - Echoed a moment only , and slowly the ponder- ous portal Closed , and in silence the crowd awaited the ...
Page 57
... Entered , with serious mien , and ascended the steps of the altar . Raising his reverend hand , with a gesture he awed into silence All that clamorous throng ; and thus he spake to his people ; Deep were his tones and solemn ; in ...
... Entered , with serious mien , and ascended the steps of the altar . Raising his reverend hand , with a gesture he awed into silence All that clamorous throng ; and thus he spake to his people ; Deep were his tones and solemn ; in ...
Page 89
... entering the Bayou of Plaquemine , Soon were lost in a maze of sluggish and devious waters , Which , like a network of steel , extended in every direction . Over their heads the towering and tenebrous boughs of the cypress 1 Met in a ...
... entering the Bayou of Plaquemine , Soon were lost in a maze of sluggish and devious waters , Which , like a network of steel , extended in every direction . Over their heads the towering and tenebrous boughs of the cypress 1 Met in a ...
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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