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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... head , and the maiden Knelt at her father's side , and wailed aloud in her terror . Then in a swoon she sank , and lay with her head on his bosom . Through the long night she lay in deep , oblivious slumber ; And when she awoke from the ...
... head , and the maiden Knelt at her father's side , and wailed aloud in her terror . Then in a swoon she sank , and lay with her head on his bosom . Through the long night she lay in deep , oblivious slumber ; And when she awoke from the ...
Page 82
... head ; And in tears the good old Master Shakes the brown hand of his son , Kisses his daughter's glowing cheek In silence , for he cannot speak , And ever faster Down his own the tears begin to run . The worthy pastor- The shepherd of ...
... head ; And in tears the good old Master Shakes the brown hand of his son , Kisses his daughter's glowing cheek In silence , for he cannot speak , And ever faster Down his own the tears begin to run . The worthy pastor- The shepherd of ...
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... head ferocious With its crest of steel . Then they launched her from the tressels , In the ship - yard by the sea ; She was the grandest of all vessels , Never ship was built in Norway Half so fine as she ! The Long Serpent was she ...
... head ferocious With its crest of steel . Then they launched her from the tressels , In the ship - yard by the sea ; She was the grandest of all vessels , Never ship was built in Norway Half so fine as she ! The Long Serpent was she ...
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