Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 15
... face and encircled her form when after confession , Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her . When she had passed , it seemed like the exquisite music . Firmly builded with rafters of oak , the house of EVANGELINE . 15.
... face and encircled her form when after confession , Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her . When she had passed , it seemed like the exquisite music . Firmly builded with rafters of oak , the house of EVANGELINE . 15.
Page 21
... face of the morning , Gladdened the earth with its light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now ... faces of children . II , t Now had the season returned , when EVANGELINE . 21.
... face of the morning , Gladdened the earth with its light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now ... faces of children . II , t Now had the season returned , when EVANGELINE . 21.
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... Faces , clumsily carved in oak , on the back of his arm - chair , Laughed in the flickering light , and the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame , as shields of armies the sunshine . Fragments of song the old man ...
... Faces , clumsily carved in oak , on the back of his arm - chair , Laughed in the flickering light , and the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame , as shields of armies the sunshine . Fragments of song the old man ...
Page 30
... face gleams Round and red as the harvest moon through the mist of the marshes . " Then , with a smile of content , thus answered Basil the Blacksmith , Taking with easy air the accustomed seat by the fireside 30 EVANGELINE .
... face gleams Round and red as the harvest moon through the mist of the marshes . " Then , with a smile of content , thus answered Basil the Blacksmith , Taking with easy air the accustomed seat by the fireside 30 EVANGELINE .
Page 40
... , 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 Evangeline lighted the brazen lamp on the table , 40 EVANGELINE .
... , 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 Evangeline lighted the brazen lamp on the table , 40 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