Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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... shores of the Basin of Minas , Distant , secluded , still , the little village of Grand - Pré Lay in the fruitful valley . Vast meadows stretched to the eastward , Giving the village its name , and pasture to flocks without number ...
... shores of the Basin of Minas , Distant , secluded , still , the little village of Grand - Pré Lay in the fruitful valley . Vast meadows stretched to the eastward , Giving the village its name , and pasture to flocks without number ...
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... shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the swallow ! Thus passed a few swift years , and they no longer were children . He was a valiant youth , and his fact , like the ...
... shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the swallow ! Thus passed a few swift years , and they no longer were children . He was a valiant youth , and his fact , like the ...
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... shores of trop- ical islands . Harvests were gathered in ; and wild with the winds of September Wrestled the trees of the forest , as Jacob of old with the angel . All the signs foretold a winter long and inclem- ent . Bees , with ...
... shores of trop- ical islands . Harvests were gathered in ; and wild with the winds of September Wrestled the trees of the forest , as Jacob of old with the angel . All the signs foretold a winter long and inclem- ent . Bees , with ...
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... in the land . Alas ! in the mean time Many surmises of evil alarm the hearts of the people . " Then made answer the farmer : - " Perhaps some friendlier purpose Brings these ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests Evangeline . 33.
... in the land . Alas ! in the mean time Many surmises of evil alarm the hearts of the people . " Then made answer the farmer : - " Perhaps some friendlier purpose Brings these ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests Evangeline . 33.
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A Tale of Acadie Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Brings these ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests in England By untimely rains or untimelier heat have been blighted , And from our bursting barns they would feed their cattle and ...
A Tale of Acadie Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Brings these ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests in England By untimely rains or untimelier heat have been blighted , And from our bursting barns they would feed their cattle and ...
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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