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 51
... waited in silence , Not overcome with grief , but strong in the hour of affliction , — Calmly and sadly she waited , until the procession approached her , And she beheld the face of Gabriel pale with emotion . Tears then filled her eyes ...
... waited in silence , Not overcome with grief , but strong in the hour of affliction , — Calmly and sadly she waited , until the procession approached her , And she beheld the face of Gabriel pale with emotion . Tears then filled her eyes ...
Page 53
... waited , and long , at the well - known bars of the farm - yard , — Waited and looked in vain for the voice and the hand of the milk - maid . Silence reigned in the streets ; from the church no Angelus sounded , Rose no smoke from the ...
... waited , and long , at the well - known bars of the farm - yard , — Waited and looked in vain for the voice and the hand of the milk - maid . Silence reigned in the streets ; from the church no Angelus sounded , Rose no smoke from the ...
Page 70
... waited till the sun set , Till the pallid moon , the Night - sun , 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 ...
... waited till the sun set , Till the pallid moon , the Night - sun , 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 ...
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