Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie ...Houghton, Mifflin, 1893 - 157 pages |
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Page 13
... snow - white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green , with distaffs spin- ning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms , whose noisy shut- tles within doors Mingled their sound with the whir of the wheels and the songs of the ...
... snow - white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green , with distaffs spin- ning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms , whose noisy shut- tles within doors Mingled their sound with the whir of the wheels and the songs of the ...
Page 15
... snow - flakes ; White as the snow were his locks , and his cheeks as brown as the oak - leaves . Fair was she to behold , that maiden of seven- teen summers . Black were her eyes as the berry that grows on Evangeline 15.
... snow - flakes ; White as the snow were his locks , and his cheeks as brown as the oak - leaves . Fair was she to behold , that maiden of seven- teen summers . Black were her eyes as the berry that grows on Evangeline 15.
Page 28
... snow - white hide , and the ribbon that waved from her collar , Quietly paced and slow , as if conscious of human affection . Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside , Where was their favorite pasture ...
... snow - white hide , and the ribbon that waved from her collar , Quietly paced and slow , as if conscious of human affection . Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside , Where was their favorite pasture ...
Page 48
... snow - white feet on the gleaming floor of her chamber ! Little she dreamed that below , among the trees of the orchard , Waited her lover and watched for the gleam of her lamp and her shadow . Yet were her thoughts of him , and at ...
... snow - white feet on the gleaming floor of her chamber ! Little she dreamed that below , among the trees of the orchard , Waited her lover and watched for the gleam of her lamp and her shadow . Yet were her thoughts of him , and at ...
Page 50
... press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gayest of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white • .. FoDarley . Hair , as it waved in 52 Evangeline.
... press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gayest of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white • .. FoDarley . Hair , as it waved in 52 Evangeline.
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Acadian peasants ACADIE accents almshouse aloft anon answer art thou ascended Basil the blacksmith beauty behold Bellefontaine blossom boat cheer churchyard darkened darkness descended desert door Druids Echoed Evangeline stood Evangeline's heart eyes face farm-yard Father Felician Filled fireflies flax flocks forest primeval Gabriel garden gazed gleamed glided golden hand heard heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW herds herdsman household kirtles labor land Laughed light lips Loud maiden maize meadows meek moon morning neighboring night notary notary public numberless o'er oars ocean odor old French Opelousas Ozark Mountains passed patient paused Port Royal prairies priest river roof rose seemed shade shadow Shawnee shore silent slowly slumber smile snow-white sorrow soul sound spake spirit sunshine sweet tankard thee thou thought tremulous twilight Unto village of Grand-Pré voice waited wandered weary whispered wigwam wind woodlands words