Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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Page 12
... priest , and the children Paused in their play to kiss the hand he extended to bless them . Reverend walked he among them ; and up rose matrons and maidens , Hailing his slow approach with words of affec- tionate welcome . Then came the ...
... priest , and the children Paused in their play to kiss the hand he extended to bless them . Reverend walked he among them ; and up rose matrons and maidens , Hailing his slow approach with words of affec- tionate welcome . Then came the ...
Page 15
... priest with his hyssop Sprinkles the congregation , and scatters bless- ings upon them , Down the long street she passed , with her chap- let of beads and her missal , Wearing her Norman cap , and her kirtle of blue , and the ear ...
... priest with his hyssop Sprinkles the congregation , and scatters bless- ings upon them , Down the long street she passed , with her chap- let of beads and her missal , Wearing her Norman cap , and her kirtle of blue , and the ear ...
Page 20
... Priest and pedagogue both in the village , had taught them their letters Out of the self - same book , with the hymns of the church and the plain - song . But when the hymn was sung , and the daily les- son completed , Swiftly they ...
... Priest and pedagogue both in the village , had taught them their letters Out of the self - same book , with the hymns of the church and the plain - song . But when the hymn was sung , and the daily les- son completed , Swiftly they ...
Page 31
... priest at the altar , So , in each pause of the song , with measured mo- tion the clock clicked . Thus as they sat , there were footsteps heard , and , suddenly lifted , Sounded the wooden latch , and the door swung back on its hinges ...
... priest at the altar , So , in each pause of the song , with measured mo- tion the clock clicked . Thus as they sat , there were footsteps heard , and , suddenly lifted , Sounded the wooden latch , and the door swung back on its hinges ...
Page 51
... priest and the notary seated ; There good Benedict sat , and sturdy Basil the blacksmith . Not far withdrawn from these , by the cider - press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gayest of hearts and of ...
... priest and the notary seated ; There good Benedict sat , and sturdy Basil the blacksmith . Not far withdrawn from these , by the cider - press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gayest of hearts and of ...
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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