Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page iv
... cattle , and moveables were no longer their own , but were confiscated by government , that they might take what they could convey away , but must immediately quit the province , In one single district , two hundred and fifty - five ...
... cattle , and moveables were no longer their own , but were confiscated by government , that they might take what they could convey away , but must immediately quit the province , In one single district , two hundred and fifty - five ...
Page vii
... cattle , abandoned by their protectors , assembled about the forsaken dwelling- places , anxiously seeking their wonted masters ; and all night long , the faithful watch - dogs howled for the hands that had fed , and the roofs that had ...
... cattle , abandoned by their protectors , assembled about the forsaken dwelling- places , anxiously seeking their wonted masters ; and all night long , the faithful watch - dogs howled for the hands that had fed , and the roofs that had ...
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... cattle and peals of laughter were heard in the farm - yard , Echoed back by the barns . Anon they sank into stillness ; Heavily closed , with a creaking sound , the valves of the barn - doors , Rattled the wooden bars , and all for a ...
... cattle and peals of laughter were heard in the farm - yard , Echoed back by the barns . Anon they sank into stillness ; Heavily closed , with a creaking sound , the valves of the barn - doors , Rattled the wooden bars , and all for a ...
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... cattle and children . " " Not so thinketh the folk in the village , " said , warmly , the blacksmith , Shaking his head , as in doubt ; then , heaving , a sigh , he continued : - ' Louisburg is not forgotten , nor Beau Séjour nor Port ...
... cattle and children . " " Not so thinketh the folk in the village , " said , warmly , the blacksmith , Shaking his head , as in doubt ; then , heaving , a sigh , he continued : - ' Louisburg is not forgotten , nor Beau Séjour nor Port ...
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... cattle . Orderly all things proceeded , and duly and well were completed , And the great seal of the law was set like a sun on the margin . Then from his leathern pouch the farmer threw on the table Three times the old man's fee in ...
... cattle . Orderly all things proceeded , and duly and well were completed , And the great seal of the law was set like a sun on the margin . Then from his leathern pouch the farmer threw on the table Three times the old man's fee in ...
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Acadian Acadie accents aloft anon answer art thou ascended barns Basil the blacksmith beauty behold blossom boat cattle cheer churchyard darkness descended desert door dwellings Evangeline stood Evangeline's heart exile eyes face farm-yard farmer Father Felician Filled flax flocks flowers footsteps forest FREDERIKA BREMER Gabriel garden gazed gleamed golden hand Happy Valley heard heaven HENRY W herds herdsman labour land light lips Loud maiden maize meadows meek morning mournful myste neighbouring night notary notary public Nova Scotia o'er ocean Opelousas Ozark mountains passed Patience paused Port Royal prairies priest river roofs rose sang shade shadow Shawnee ships shore silent Sister of Mercy slowly slumber smoke snow-white sorrow soul sound spake spirit sunshine sweet tale thee thou thought tide Unto Vathek village of Grand-Pré voice waited wander weary whispered wind woodlands words