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 28
... side to side with a lordly air , and superbly Waving his bushy tail , and urging forward the stragglers ; Regent of flocks was he when the shepherd slept ; their protector , When from the forest at night , through the starry 28 EVANGELINE.
... side to side with a lordly air , and superbly Waving his bushy tail , and urging forward the stragglers ; Regent of flocks was he when the shepherd slept ; their protector , When from the forest at night , through the starry 28 EVANGELINE.
Page 57
... side , Having the glare of the burning village for funeral torches , But without bell or book , they buried the farmer of Grand- Pré . And as the voice of the priest repeated the service of sorrow , Lo ! with a mournful sound , like the ...
... side , Having the glare of the burning village for funeral torches , But without bell or book , they buried the farmer of Grand- Pré . And as the voice of the priest repeated the service of sorrow , Lo ! with a mournful sound , like the ...
Page 64
... side a shield to guard him , Plates of bone upon his forehead , Down his sides and back and shoulders Plates of bone with spines projecting ! Painted was he with his war - paints , Stripes of yellow , red , and azure . Spots of brown ...
... side a shield to guard him , Plates of bone upon his forehead , Down his sides and back and shoulders Plates of bone with spines projecting ! Painted was he with his war - paints , Stripes of yellow , red , and azure . Spots of brown ...
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