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
... 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 the heads of the others Rose , with his arms uplifted , the figure of Basil the blacksmith , As ...
... 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 the heads of the others Rose , with his arms uplifted , the figure of Basil the blacksmith , As ...
Page 58
... rushing river , Tall and stately in the valley ! I a light canoe will build me , Build a swift Cheemaun for sailing , That shall float upon the river , Like a yellow leaf in Autumn , Like a yellow water - lily ! " Lay aside your cloak ...
... rushing river , Tall and stately in the valley ! I a light canoe will build me , Build a swift Cheemaun for sailing , That shall float upon the river , Like a yellow leaf in Autumn , Like a yellow water - lily ! " Lay aside your cloak ...
Page 62
... rushing Taquamenaw , Sailed through all its bends and windings , Sailed through all its deeps and shallows , While his friend , the strong man , Kwasind , Swam the deeps , the shallows waded . Up and down the river went they , In and ...
... rushing Taquamenaw , Sailed through all its bends and windings , Sailed through all its deeps and shallows , While his friend , the strong man , Kwasind , Swam the deeps , the shallows waded . Up and down the river went they , In and ...
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