Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 51
... ponder- ous portal Closed , and in silence the crowd awaited the will of the soldiers . Then up rose their commander , and spake from the steps of the altar , Holding aloft in his hands , with its seals , EVANGELINE . 51.
... ponder- ous portal Closed , and in silence the crowd awaited the will of the soldiers . Then up rose their commander , and spake from the steps of the altar , Holding aloft in his hands , with its seals , EVANGELINE . 51.
Page 55
... spake to his people : Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he , as after the tocsin's alarum , distinct ! y the clock strikes . " What is this that ye do , my children ? what madness has seized you ...
... spake to his people : Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he , as after the tocsin's alarum , distinct ! y the clock strikes . " What is this that ye do , my children ? what madness has seized you ...
Page 64
... , 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 EVANGELINE .
... , 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 EVANGELINE .
Page 65
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Smiling she spake these words ; then suddenly paused , for her father Saw she slowly advancing . Alas ! how changed was his aspect ! Gone was the glow from his cheek , and the fire from his eye , and his ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Smiling she spake these words ; then suddenly paused , for her father Saw she slowly advancing . Alas ! how changed was his aspect ! Gone was the glow from his cheek , and the fire from his eye , and his ...
Page 69
... spake not , But , with a vacant stare , ever gazed at the flickering fire - light . " Benedicite ! " murmured the priest , in tones of compassion . More he fain would have said , but his heart was full , and his accents Faltered and ...
... spake not , But , with a vacant stare , ever gazed at the flickering fire - light . " Benedicite ! " murmured the priest , in tones of compassion . More he fain would have said , but his heart was full , and his accents Faltered and ...
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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