Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 40
... ended , the blacksmith Stood like a man who fain would speak , but findeth no language ; And all his thoughts congealed into lines on his face , as the vapours Freeze in fantastic shapes on the window- panes in the winter . Then ...
... ended , the blacksmith Stood like a man who fain would speak , but findeth no language ; And all his thoughts congealed into lines on his face , as the vapours Freeze in fantastic shapes on the window- panes in the winter . Then ...
Page 126
... sorrow pleased that one who had suffered was near her , She in turn related her love and all its disas- ters . Mute with wonder the Shawnee sat , and when she had ended Still was mute ; but at length , as if 126 EVANGELINE .
... sorrow pleased that one who had suffered was near her , She in turn related her love and all its disas- ters . Mute with wonder the Shawnee sat , and when she had ended Still was mute ; but at length , as if 126 EVANGELINE .
Page 137
... ended . Each succeeding year stole something away from her beauty , Leaving behind it , broader and deeper , the gloom and the shadow . Then there appeared and spread faint streaks of grey o'er her forehead- Dawn of another life , that ...
... ended . Each succeeding year stole something away from her beauty , Leaving behind it , broader and deeper , the gloom and the shadow . Then there appeared and spread faint streaks of grey o'er her forehead- Dawn of another life , that ...
Page 140
... , the disappointed endeavour , Ended , to recommence no more upon earth , uncomplaining , Thither , as leaves to the light , were turned her thoughts and her footsteps . As from a mountain's top the rainy mists of the 140 EVANGELINE .
... , the disappointed endeavour , Ended , to recommence no more upon earth , uncomplaining , Thither , as leaves to the light , were turned her thoughts and her footsteps . As from a mountain's top the rainy mists of the 140 EVANGELINE .
Page 146
... ended ; " And , with light in her looks , she entered the chambers of sickness . Noiselessly moved about the assiduous , careful attendants , Moistened the feverish lip , and the aching brow , and in silence Closing the sightless eyes ...
... ended ; " And , with light in her looks , she entered the chambers of sickness . Noiselessly moved about the assiduous , careful attendants , Moistened the feverish lip , and the aching brow , and in silence Closing the sightless eyes ...
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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