Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 20
... light seemed the smithy , through every cranny and crevice , Warm by the forge within they watched the labouring bellows , And as its panting ceased , and the sparks expired in the ashes , Merrily laughed , and said they were nuns going ...
... light seemed the smithy , through every cranny and crevice , Warm by the forge within they watched the labouring bellows , And as its panting ceased , and the sparks expired in the ashes , Merrily laughed , and said they were nuns going ...
Page 21
... light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now , with the heart and hopes of a woman . " Sunshine of Saint Eulalie " was she called ; for that was the sunshine Which , as the farmers believed , would load orchards with ...
... light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now , with the heart and hopes of a woman . " Sunshine of Saint Eulalie " was she called ; for that was the sunshine Which , as the farmers believed , would load orchards with ...
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... light ; and the landscape Lay as if created in all the freshhess of child- hood . Peace seemed to reign upon earth , and the restless heart of the ocean Was for a moment consoled . All sounds were in harmony blended : Voices of children ...
... light ; and the landscape Lay as if created in all the freshhess of child- hood . Peace seemed to reign upon earth , and the restless heart of the ocean Was for a moment consoled . All sounds were in harmony blended : Voices of children ...
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... 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 sang , and carols of Christmas , Such as at home , in the olden time , 28 EVANGELINE.
... 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 sang , and carols of Christmas , Such as at home , in the olden time , 28 EVANGELINE.
Page 49
... - press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gay- est of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and EVANGELINE . 49.
... - press and the beehives , Michael the fiddler was placed , with the gay- est of hearts and of waistcoats . Shadow and light from the leaves alternately played on his snow - white Hair , as it waved in the wind ; and EVANGELINE . 49.
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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