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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Page 59
... Cedar ! Of your strong and pliant branches , My canoe to make more steady , Make more strong and firm beneath me ! " Through the summit of the Cedar Went a sound , a cry of horror , Went a murmur of resistance ; But it whispered ...
... Cedar ! Of your strong and pliant branches , My canoe to make more steady , Make more strong and firm beneath me ! " Through the summit of the Cedar Went a sound , a cry of horror , Went a murmur of resistance ; But it whispered ...
Page 63
... cedar , Of the twisted bark of cedar , Forth to catch the sturgeon Nahma , Mishe - Nahma , King of Fishes , In his birch canoe exulting All alone went Hiawatha . Through the clear , transparent water He could see the fishes swimming Far ...
... cedar , Of the twisted bark of cedar , Forth to catch the sturgeon Nahma , Mishe - Nahma , King of Fishes , In his birch canoe exulting All alone went Hiawatha . Through the clear , transparent water He could see the fishes swimming Far ...
Page 64
... cedar . " Take my bait , " cried Hiawatha , Down into the depths beneath him , " Take my bait , O Sturgeon , Nahma ! Come up from below the water , Let us see which is the stronger ! " And he dropped his line of cedar Through the clear ...
... cedar . " Take my bait , " cried Hiawatha , Down into the depths beneath him , " Take my bait , O Sturgeon , Nahma ! Come up from below the water , Let us see which is the stronger ! " And he dropped his line of cedar Through the clear ...
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