Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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... eyes and hands raised to heaven , entreated blessings on their young friends , so unmercifully torn from them . Some of the latter broke out into bitter lamentations ; others prayed aloud ; and another portion sang mournful hymns , as ...
... eyes and hands raised to heaven , entreated blessings on their young friends , so unmercifully torn from them . Some of the latter broke out into bitter lamentations ; others prayed aloud ; and another portion sang mournful hymns , as ...
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... eyes as the berry that grows on the thorn by the way - side , - Black , yet how softly they gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses ! Sweet was her breath , as the breath of kine that feed in the meadows When in the harvest heat ...
... eyes as the berry that grows on the thorn by the way - side , - Black , yet how softly they gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses ! Sweet was her breath , as the breath of kine that feed in the meadows When in the harvest heat ...
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... eyes upon her , as the saint of his deepest devotion ; Happy was he who might touch her hand or the hem of her garment ! Many a suitor came to her door , by the dark- ness befriended , And as he knocked and waited to hear the sound of ...
... eyes upon her , as the saint of his deepest devotion ; Happy was he who might touch her hand or the hem of her garment ! Many a suitor came to her door , by the dark- ness befriended , And as he knocked and waited to hear the sound of ...
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... was sung , and the daily lesson completed , Swiftly they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith . There at the door they stood , with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse EVANGELINE . 19.
... was sung , and the daily lesson completed , Swiftly they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith . There at the door they stood , with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse EVANGELINE . 19.
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... the swoop of the eagle , Down the hill - side bounding , they glided away o'er the meadow . Oft in the barns they climbed to the populous nests on the rafters , Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone , which the 20 EVANGELINE .
... the swoop of the eagle , Down the hill - side bounding , they glided away o'er the meadow . Oft in the barns they climbed to the populous nests on the rafters , Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone , which the 20 EVANGELINE .
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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