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 54
... gazed at the flickering fire- light . " Benedicite ! " murmured the priest , in tones of compassion . More he fain would have said , but his heart was full , and his accents Faltered and paused on his lips , as the feet of a child on a ...
... gazed at the flickering fire- light . " Benedicite ! " murmured the priest , in tones of compassion . More he fain would have said , but his heart was full , and his accents Faltered and paused on his lips , as the feet of a child on a ...
Page 56
... Gazed on the scene of terror that reddened and widened before them ; And as they turned at length to speak to their silent companion , Lo ! from his seat he had fallen , and stretched abroad on the sea - shore Motionless lay his form ...
... Gazed on the scene of terror that reddened and widened before them ; And as they turned at length to speak to their silent companion , Lo ! from his seat he had fallen , and stretched abroad on the sea - shore Motionless lay his form ...
Page 90
... gazed at the landscape far and near , Then , impetuous , stamped the earth , And turned and tightened his saddle ... gazes , till full on his sight , A second lamp in the belfry burns ! A hurry of hoofs in a village street , A shape in ...
... gazed at the landscape far and near , Then , impetuous , stamped the earth , And turned and tightened his saddle ... gazes , till full on his sight , A second lamp in the belfry burns ! A hurry of hoofs in a village street , A shape in ...
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