Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page iii
... deep re- ligious tone of the interest , that it may be acceptable to the reader to give the historical fact which has in- spired so exquisite an ideal picture . There are many , doubtless , who have never read the cruel story , and such ...
... deep re- ligious tone of the interest , that it may be acceptable to the reader to give the historical fact which has in- spired so exquisite an ideal picture . There are many , doubtless , who have never read the cruel story , and such ...
Page vi
... deep ; and the young men , one hundred and sixty in number , were ordered to go on board the vessels . They refused to do this , unless their families might be permitted to accompany them : this was de- nied , and the soldiers were ...
... deep ; and the young men , one hundred and sixty in number , were ordered to go on board the vessels . They refused to do this , unless their families might be permitted to accompany them : this was de- nied , and the soldiers were ...
Page 7
... with beards that rest on their bosoms . Loud from its rocky caverns , the deep - voiced neigbouring ocean Speaks , and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest . 8 EVANGELINE . This is the forest primæval ; but PRELUDE. ...
... with beards that rest on their bosoms . Loud from its rocky caverns , the deep - voiced neigbouring ocean Speaks , and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest . 8 EVANGELINE . This is the forest primæval ; but PRELUDE. ...
Page 55
... Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he , as after the tocsin's alarum , distinct ! y the clock strikes . " What is this that ye do , my children ? what madness has seized you ? Forty years of my life ...
... Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he , as after the tocsin's alarum , distinct ! y the clock strikes . " What is this that ye do , my children ? what madness has seized you ? Forty years of my life ...
Page 56
... deep in the hearts of his people Sank they , and sobs of contrition succeeded that passionate outbreak ; And they repeated his prayer , and said , “ Oh , Father , forgive them ! ” Then came the evening service . The tapers gleamed from ...
... deep in the hearts of his people Sank they , and sobs of contrition succeeded that passionate outbreak ; And they repeated his prayer , and said , “ Oh , Father , forgive them ! ” Then came the evening service . The tapers gleamed from ...
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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