Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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... Looked on the happy valley , but ne'er from their station descended . There , in the midst of its farms , reposed the Acadian village . Strongly built were the houses , with frames of oak and of chestnut , Such as the peasants of ...
... Looked on the happy valley , but ne'er from their station descended . There , in the midst of its farms , reposed the Acadian village . Strongly built were the houses , with frames of oak and of chestnut , Such as the peasants of ...
Page 25
... cocks in the farm - yards , Whir of wings in the drowsy air , and the coo- ing of pigeons , All were subdued and low as the murmurs of love , and the great sun 1 Looked with the eye of love through the golden Evangeline . 25.
... cocks in the farm - yards , Whir of wings in the drowsy air , and the coo- ing of pigeons , All were subdued and low as the murmurs of love , and the great sun 1 Looked with the eye of love through the golden Evangeline . 25.
Page 26
... their necks on each other , And with their nostrils distended inhaling the freshness of evening . Foremost , bearing the bell , Evangeline's beauti- ful heifer a6 Evangeline . Looked with the eye of love through the golden ...
... their necks on each other , And with their nostrils distended inhaling the freshness of evening . Foremost , bearing the bell , Evangeline's beauti- ful heifer a6 Evangeline . Looked with the eye of love through the golden ...
Page 62
... looked , till , over- " 6 come by emotion , Gabriel ! " cried she aïoud with tremulous voice ; but no answer Came from the graves of the dead , nor the gloomier grave of the living . Slowly at length she returned to the tenant- less ...
... looked , till , over- " 6 come by emotion , Gabriel ! " cried she aïoud with tremulous voice ; but no answer Came from the graves of the dead , nor the gloomier grave of the living . Slowly at length she returned to the tenant- less ...
Page 70
... looked in vain for the voice and the hand of the milkmaid . Silence reigned in the streets ; 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 ...
... looked in vain for the voice and the hand of the milkmaid . Silence reigned in the streets ; 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 ...
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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