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 26
... shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the ... shores of tropical islands . 26 EVANGELINE.
... shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the ... shores of tropical islands . 26 EVANGELINE.
Page 52
... shore Evangeline stood with her father . Half the task was not done when the sun went down , and the twilight Deepened and darkened around ; and in haste the refluent ocean Fled away from the shore , and left the line of the sand ...
... shore Evangeline stood with her father . Half the task was not done when the sun went down , and the twilight Deepened and darkened around ; and in haste the refluent ocean Fled away from the shore , and left the line of the sand ...
Page 88
... shore will be , Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm , For the country folk to be up and to arm . " Then he said , " Good night ! " and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore ...
... shore will be , Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm , For the country folk to be up and to arm . " Then he said , " Good night ! " and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore ...
Contents
The Wreck of the Hesperus II | 9 |
The Song of Hiawatha | 58 |
The Building of the Ship | 72 |
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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