The Children's Own LongfellowHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 103 pages Contains eight of the most popular poems from Longfellow, who has been fitly called the children's poet. |
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Page 11
... flax , Her cheeks like the dawn of day , And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds , That ope in the month of May . The skipper he stood beside the helm , His pipe was in his mouth , And he watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke ...
... flax , Her cheeks like the dawn of day , And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds , That ope in the month of May . The skipper he stood beside the helm , His pipe was in his mouth , And he watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke ...
Page 19
... flax , and orchards and cornfields Spreading afar and unfenced o'er the plain ; and away to the northward Blomidon rose , and the forests old , and aloft on the mountains Sea - fogs pitched their tents , and mists from the mighty ...
... flax , and orchards and cornfields Spreading afar and unfenced o'er the plain ; and away to the northward Blomidon rose , and the forests old , and aloft on the mountains Sea - fogs pitched their tents , and mists from the mighty ...
Page 20
... Flax for the gossiping looms , whose noisy shuttles within doors Mingled their sounds with the whir of the wheels and the songs of the maidens . Solemnly down the street came the parish priest , and the children Paused in their play to ...
... Flax for the gossiping looms , whose noisy shuttles within doors Mingled their sounds with the whir of the wheels and the songs of the maidens . Solemnly down the street came the parish priest , and the children Paused in their play to ...
Page 32
... flax for the loom , that stood in the corner behind her . Silent awhile were its treadles , at rest was its diligent shuttle , While the monotonous drone of the wheel , like the drone of a bagpipe , Followed the old man's song and ...
... flax for the loom , that stood in the corner behind her . Silent awhile were its treadles , at rest was its diligent shuttle , While the monotonous drone of the wheel , like the drone of a bagpipe , Followed the old man's song and ...
Page 98
... and hammered Mallet huge and heavy axe ; Workmen laughed and sang and clamored ; Whirred the wheels , that into rigging Spun the shining flax ! Shrade All this tumult heard the master , It was 100 THE BUILDING OF THE LONG SERPENT 1ΟΟ.
... and hammered Mallet huge and heavy axe ; Workmen laughed and sang and clamored ; Whirred the wheels , that into rigging Spun the shining flax ! Shrade All this tumult heard the master , It was 100 THE BUILDING OF THE LONG SERPENT 1ΟΟ.
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Acadian Adjidaumo aloft Anon answer bark Basil the blacksmith beautiful behold belfry Bellefontaine beneath Benedict birch canoe bosom bows BUILDING CASTLE-BUILDER cheer church clamorous darkness door eyes face farm-yard farmer father flax flocks forest Gabriel gazed gleamed goodly hand hear heard heart HESPERUS Kayoshk King of Fishes Kwasind labor land laugh light lips listened Little Chute LONG SERPENT look loud maiden mast Master meadows mighty moon morning Nahma night Nokomis notary notary public o'er ocean Old North Church Paul Revere PAUL REVERE'S RIDE paused pebbles Port Royal priest ride rising river rose Round sailed sand sang sank sea-gulls shadows shining ship ship-yard shore shouted side silent Slowly snow-white sorrow sound spake Spanish Main steed sturgeon sun-fish thee Thorberg Skafting thou tide Toiled Ugudwash unto vessel village of Grand-Pré voice waited wave wind wooden words yellow yellow water-lily