Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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... 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 they took their way to the ...
... 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 they took their way to the ...
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... heaven ? Waste are those pleasant farms , and the far- mers for ever departed ! Scattered like dust and leaves , when the mighty blasts of October Seize them , and whirl them aloft , and sprinkle them far o'er the ocean . Naught but ...
... heaven ? Waste are those pleasant farms , and the far- mers for ever departed ! Scattered like dust and leaves , when the mighty blasts of October Seize them , and whirl them aloft , and sprinkle them far o'er the ocean . Naught but ...
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... who lived as maid in the household . She , after form of trial condemned to die on the scaffold , Patiently met her doom at the foot of the statue of Justice . As to her Father in heaven her innocent spirit ascended EVANGELINE . 39.
... who lived as maid in the household . She , after form of trial condemned to die on the scaffold , Patiently met her doom at the foot of the statue of Justice . As to her Father in heaven her innocent spirit ascended EVANGELINE . 39.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As to her Father in heaven her innocent spirit ascended , Lo ! o'er the city a tempest rose ; and the bolts of the thunder Smote the statue of bronze , and hurled in wrath from its left hand Down on the ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As to her Father in heaven her innocent spirit ascended , Lo ! o'er the city a tempest rose ; and the bolts of the thunder Smote the statue of bronze , and hurled in wrath from its left hand Down on the ...
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... lovers , and whispered together , behold- ing the moon rise Over the pallid sea and the silvery mist of the meadows . Silently , one by one , in the infinite meadows of heaven , Blossomed the lovely stars , the forget - me - 42 EVANGELINE .
... lovers , and whispered together , behold- ing the moon rise Over the pallid sea and the silvery mist of the meadows . Silently , one by one , in the infinite meadows of heaven , Blossomed the lovely stars , the forget - me - 42 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