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 49
... farm- house . Soon o'er the yellow fields , in silent and mournful procession , Came from the neighboring hamlets and farms the Acadian women , Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the sea - shore , Pausing and looking ...
... farm- house . Soon o'er the yellow fields , in silent and mournful procession , Came from the neighboring hamlets and farms the Acadian women , Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the sea - shore , Pausing and looking ...
Page 88
... farm , For the country folk to be up and to arm . " Then he said , " Good night ! " and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore , Just as the moon rose over the bay , Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset ...
... farm , For the country folk to be up and to arm . " Then he said , " Good night ! " and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore , Just as the moon rose over the bay , Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset ...
Page 92
... farm - yard wall , Chasing the red - coats down the lane , Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road , And only pausing to fire and load . So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the ...
... farm - yard wall , Chasing the red - coats down the lane , Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road , And only pausing to fire and load . So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the ...
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