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 11
... fear a hurricane . " Last night , the moon had a golden ring , And to - night no moon we see ! " The skipper , he blew a whiff from his pipe , And a scornful laugh laughed he . Colder and louder blew the wind , A gale from 11.
... fear a hurricane . " Last night , the moon had a golden ring , And to - night no moon we see ! " The skipper , he blew a whiff from his pipe , And a scornful laugh laughed he . Colder and louder blew the wind , A gale from 11.
Page 36
... fear of the sword that flashed in the sunshine above them . But in the course of time the laws of the land were corrupted ; Might took the place of right , and the weak were oppressed , and the mighty Ruled with an iron rod . Then it ...
... fear of the sword that flashed in the sunshine above them . But in the course of time the laws of the land were corrupted ; Might took the place of right , and the weak were oppressed , and the mighty Ruled with an iron rod . Then it ...
Page 92
... fear , A voice in the darkness , a knock at the door , And a word that shall echo forevermore ! For , borne on the night - wind of the Past , Through all our history , to the last , In the hour of darkness and peril and need , The ...
... fear , A voice in the darkness , a knock at the door , And a word that shall echo forevermore ! For , borne on the night - wind of the Past , Through all our history , to the last , In the hour of darkness and peril and need , 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