The Children's Own LongfellowHoughton Mifflin, 2001 - 96 pages This handsome volume contains eight of the most popular of Longfellow's poems, including "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Village Blacksmith," "Paul Revere's Ride," and excerpts from "The Song of Hiawatha." This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Poetry)" |
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... Basil the blacksmith , Who was a mighty man in the village , and honored of all men ; For , since the birth of time , throughout all ages and nations , Has the craft of the smith been held in repute by the people . Basil was Benedict's ...
... Basil the blacksmith , Who was a mighty man in the village , and honored of all men ; For , since the birth of time , throughout all ages and nations , Has the craft of the smith been held in repute by the people . Basil was Benedict's ...
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... Basil the blacksmith . There at the door they stood , with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse as a play- thing , Nailing the shoe in its place ; while near him the tire of the cart - wheel Lay ...
... Basil the blacksmith . There at the door they stood , with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse as a play- thing , Nailing the shoe in its place ; while near him the tire of the cart - wheel Lay ...
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... Basil the blacksmith , And by her beating heart Evangeline knew who was with him . " Welcome ! " the farmer exclaimed , as their footsteps paused on the threshold , " Welcome , Basil , my friend ! Come , take thy place on the settle ...
... Basil the blacksmith , And by her beating heart Evangeline knew who was with him . " Welcome ! " the farmer exclaimed , as their footsteps paused on the threshold , " Welcome , Basil , my friend ! Come , take thy place on the settle ...
Contents
The Wreck of the Hesperus II | 9 |
The Song of Hiawatha | 58 |
The Building of the Ship | 72 |
Copyright | |
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Acadian farmers Adjidaumo aloft Anon answer bark barns Basil the blacksmith beautiful behold belfry Bellefontaine beneath Benedict birch canoe bosom bows BUILDING castle-builder cheer church clamorous darkness door Evangeline eyes face farm farm-yard father flax flocks forest Gabriel gazed gleamed goodly hand hear heard heart Hesperus Kayoshk King of Fishes Kwasind labor land laugh light lips listened LONG SERPENT look loud maiden mast Master meadows mighty moon morning Nahma night Nokomis notary notary public o'er ocean Old North Church Paul Revere Paul Revere's Ride paused Port Royal priest ride river rose Round sailed sank sea-gulls shadows shining ship ship-yard shore shouted silence Slowly snow-white SONG OF HIAWATHA sorrow sound spake Spanish Main steed stood sturgeon sun-fish thee Thorberg Skafting thou tide Toiled Ugudwash unto vessel village of Grand-Pré voice waited wave wind wooden words wreck yellow yellow water-lily