Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page iv
... Ships were in readiness to convey the persecuted Acadians to different parts of the Con- tinent , to Louisiana , to French Guiana in South America , and to distant places in the then British Provinces on the Atlantic . These people had ...
... Ships were in readiness to convey the persecuted Acadians to different parts of the Con- tinent , to Louisiana , to French Guiana in South America , and to distant places in the then British Provinces on the Atlantic . These people had ...
Page vi
... ships . The road from the chapel to the shore , just one mile in length , was crowded with women and children , who , on their knees , and with eyes and hands raised to heaven , entreated blessings on their young friends , so ...
... ships . The road from the chapel to the shore , just one mile in length , was crowded with women and children , who , on their knees , and with eyes and hands raised to heaven , entreated blessings on their young friends , so ...
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... ships at their anchors Ride in the Gaspereau's mouth , with their cannon pointed against us . What their design may be is unknown ; but all are commanded On the morrow to meet in the church , where his Majesty's mandate Will be ...
... ships at their anchors Ride in the Gaspereau's mouth , with their cannon pointed against us . What their design may be is unknown ; but all are commanded On the morrow to meet in the church , where his Majesty's mandate Will be ...
Page 32
... ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests in England , By the untimely rains or untimelier heat have been blighted , And from our bursting barns they would feed their cattle and children . " " Not so thinketh the folk in the village ...
... ships to our shores . Perhaps the harvests in England , By the untimely rains or untimelier heat have been blighted , And from our bursting barns they would feed their cattle and children . " " Not so thinketh the folk in the village ...
Page 37
... ships and their errand . " Then with modest demeanour made answer the notary public , 66 Gossip enough have I heard , in sooth , yet am never the wiser ; And what their errand may be I know not better than others . Yet am I not of those ...
... ships and their errand . " Then with modest demeanour made answer the notary public , 66 Gossip enough have I heard , in sooth , yet am never the wiser ; And what their errand may be I know not better than others . Yet am I not of those ...
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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