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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... rest on their bosoms . Loud from its rocky caverns , the deep - voiced neighboring ocean Speaks , and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest . This is the forest primeval ; but where are the hearts that beneath it Leaped ...
... rest on their bosoms . Loud from its rocky caverns , the deep - voiced neighboring ocean Speaks , and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest . This is the forest primeval ; but where are the hearts that beneath it Leaped ...
Page 20
... affectionate welcome . Then came the laborers home from the field , and serenely the sun sank Down to his rest , and twilight prevailed . Anon from the belfry Softly the Angelus sounded , and over the roofs of 20 EVANGELINE.
... affectionate welcome . Then came the laborers home from the field , and serenely the sun sank Down to his rest , and twilight prevailed . Anon from the belfry Softly the Angelus sounded , and over the roofs of 20 EVANGELINE.
Page 76
... rest on the sandy beach , Just beyond the billow's reach ; But he Was the restless , seething , stormy sea ! Ah , how skilful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command ! It is the heart , and not the brain , That to the highest doth ...
... rest on the sandy beach , Just beyond the billow's reach ; But he Was the restless , seething , stormy sea ! Ah , how skilful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command ! It is the heart , and not the brain , That to the highest doth ...
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