Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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Page 15
... gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses ! Sweet was her breath as the breath of kine that feed in the meadows . When in the harvest heat she bore to the reapers at noontide Flagons of home - brewed ale , ah ! fair in sooth was ...
... gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses ! Sweet was her breath as the breath of kine that feed in the meadows . When in the harvest heat she bore to the reapers at noontide Flagons of home - brewed ale , ah ! fair in sooth was ...
Page 49
... gleamed in the soft , sweet air the Basin of Minas , Where the ships , with their wavering shadows , were riding at anchor . Life had long been astir in the village , and clamorous labor Knocked with its hundred hands at the golden ...
... gleamed in the soft , sweet air the Basin of Minas , Where the ships , with their wavering shadows , were riding at anchor . Life had long been astir in the village , and clamorous labor Knocked with its hundred hands at the golden ...
Page 59
... gleamed from the altar . Fervent and deep was the voice of the priest , and the people responded , Not with their lips alone , but their hearts ; and the Ave Maria Sang they , and fell on their knees , and their souls , with devotion ...
... gleamed from the altar . Fervent and deep was the voice of the priest , and the people responded , Not with their lips alone , but their hearts ; and the Ave Maria Sang they , and fell on their knees , and their souls , with devotion ...
Page 70
... from the church no Angelus sounded , Rose no smoke from the roofs , and gleamed no lights from the windows . But on the shores meanwhile the evening fires had been kindled , Built of the drift - wood thrown on the sands 70 Evangeline .
... from the church no Angelus sounded , Rose no smoke from the roofs , and gleamed no lights from the windows . But on the shores meanwhile the evening fires had been kindled , Built of the drift - wood thrown on the sands 70 Evangeline .
Page 73
... gleamed on the roofs of the village , Gleamed on the sky and the sea , and the ships that lay in the roadstead . Columns of shining smoke uprose , and flashes of flame were Thrust through their folds and withdrawn , like the quivering ...
... gleamed on the roofs of the village , Gleamed on the sky and the sea , and the ships that lay in the roadstead . Columns of shining smoke uprose , and flashes of flame were Thrust through their folds and withdrawn , like the quivering ...
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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