Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieHurst, 1901 - 155 pages |
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... 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 prophetic instinct of want , had hoard . ed their honey Till the hives overflowed ...
... 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 prophetic instinct of want , had hoard . ed their honey Till the hives overflowed ...
Page 51
... with the gayest of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and Evangeline . 51 Bright was her face with smiles, and words of ...
... with the gayest of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and Evangeline . 51 Bright was her face with smiles, and words of ...
Page 52
A Tale of Acadie Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and the jolly face of the fiddler Glowed like a living coal when the ashes are blown from the embers . Gayly the old man sang to the vibrant sound of his ...
A Tale of Acadie Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and the jolly face of the fiddler Glowed like a living coal when the ashes are blown from the embers . Gayly the old man sang to the vibrant sound of his ...
Page 73
... , and flashes of flame were Thrust through their folds and withdrawn , like the quivering hands of a martyr . Then as the wind seized the gleeds and the burning Evangeline . 73 Then sat he down at her side, and they ...
... , and flashes of flame were Thrust through their folds and withdrawn , like the quivering hands of a martyr . Then as the wind seized the gleeds and the burning Evangeline . 73 Then sat he down at her side, and they ...
Page 74
... Thinking the day had dawned ; and anon the lowing of cattle Came on the evening breeze , by the barking of dogs interrupted . Then rose a sound of dread , such as startles 74 Evangeline . Then as the wind seized the gleeds and the ...
... Thinking the day had dawned ; and anon the lowing of cattle Came on the evening breeze , by the barking of dogs interrupted . Then rose a sound of dread , such as startles 74 Evangeline . Then as the wind seized the gleeds and 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