Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 32
... head , as in doubt ; then , heaving , a sigh , he continued : - ' Louisburg is not forgotten , nor Beau Séjour nor Port Royal . Many already have fled to the forest , and lurk on its outskirts , Waiting with anxious hearts the dubious ...
... head , as in doubt ; then , heaving , a sigh , he continued : - ' Louisburg is not forgotten , nor Beau Séjour nor Port Royal . Many already have fled to the forest , and lurk on its outskirts , Waiting with anxious hearts the dubious ...
Page 51
... head - stones Garlands of autumn leaves and evergreens fresh from the forest . Then came the guard from the ships , and marching proudly among them Entered the sacred portal . dissonant clangour With loud and Echoed the sound of their ...
... head - stones Garlands of autumn leaves and evergreens fresh from the forest . Then came the guard from the ships , and marching proudly among them Entered the sacred portal . dissonant clangour With loud and Echoed the sound of their ...
Page 53
... the door - way . Vain was the hope of escape , and cries and fierce imprecations Rang through the house of prayer ; and high o'er the heads of the others Rose , with arms uplifted , the figure of Basil EVANGELINE . 53.
... the door - way . Vain was the hope of escape , and cries and fierce imprecations Rang through the house of prayer ; and high o'er the heads of the others Rose , with arms uplifted , the figure of Basil EVANGELINE . 53.
Page 58
... head of the board the great arm- chair of the farmer . Thus did Evangeline wait at her father's door , as the sunset Threw the long shadows of trees o'er the broad ambrosial meadows . Ah ! on her spirit within a deeper shadow had fallen ...
... head of the board the great arm- chair of the farmer . Thus did Evangeline wait at her father's door , as the sunset Threw the long shadows of trees o'er the broad ambrosial meadows . Ah ! on her spirit within a deeper shadow had fallen ...
Page 64
... head on his shoulder , and whispered , - " Gabriel ! be of good cheer ! for if we love one another , Nothing , in truth , can harm us , whatever mis- chances may happen ! " Smiling she spake these words ; then suddenly paused , 64 ...
... head on his shoulder , and whispered , - " Gabriel ! be of good cheer ! for if we love one another , Nothing , in truth , can harm us , whatever mis- chances may happen ! " Smiling she spake these words ; then suddenly paused , 64 ...
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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