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 44
... rose Louder and ever louder a wail of sorrow and anger , And , by one impulse moved , they madly rushed to the door- way . Vain was the hope of escape ; and cries and fierce imprecations Rang through the house of prayer ; and high o'er ...
... rose Louder and ever louder a wail of sorrow and anger , And , by one impulse moved , they madly rushed to the door- way . Vain was the hope of escape ; and cries and fierce imprecations Rang through the house of prayer ; and high o'er ...
Page 66
... Rose the Ugudwash , the sun - fish , Seized the line of Hiawatha , Swung with all his weight upon it , Made a whirlpool in the water , Whirled the birch canoe in circles , Round and round in gurgling eddies , Till the circles in the ...
... Rose the Ugudwash , the sun - fish , Seized the line of Hiawatha , Swung with all his weight upon it , Made a whirlpool in the water , Whirled the birch canoe in circles , Round and round in gurgling eddies , Till the circles in the ...
Page 70
... Rose above the tranquil water , Till Kayoshk , the sated sea - gulls , From their banquet rose with clamor , And across the fiery sunset Winged their way to far - off islands , To their nests among the rushes . To his sleep went ...
... Rose above the tranquil water , Till Kayoshk , the sated sea - gulls , From their banquet rose with clamor , And across the fiery sunset Winged their way to far - off islands , To their nests among the rushes . To his sleep went ...
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