The Children's Own Longfellow: IllustratedHoughton Mifflin, 1906 - 103 pages This handsome volume contains eight of the most popular of Longfellow's poems, including "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Village Blacksmith," "Paul Revere's Ride," and excerpts from "The Song of Hiawatha." This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Poetry)" |
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Page 11
... I fear a hurricane . " Last night , the moon had a golden ring , And to - night no moon we see ! " The skipper , he blew a whiff from his pipe , And a scornful laugh laughed he . Colder and louder blew the wind , A gale from 11.
... I fear a hurricane . " Last night , the moon had a golden ring , And to - night no moon we see ! " The skipper , he blew a whiff from his pipe , And a scornful laugh laughed he . Colder and louder blew the wind , A gale from 11.
Page 12
... wind did blow . " He wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat Against the stinging blast ; He cut a rope from a broken spar , And bound her to the mast . " O father ! I hear the church - bells ring , Oh say , what may it be ? " " " T is a ...
... wind did blow . " He wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat Against the stinging blast ; He cut a rope from a broken spar , And bound her to the mast . " O father ! I hear the church - bells ring , Oh say , what may it be ? " " " T is a ...
Page 28
... winds of September Wrestled the trees of the forest , as Jacob of old with the angel . All the signs foretold a winter long and inclement . Bees , with prophetic instinct of want , had hoarded their honey Till the hives overflowed ; and ...
... winds of September Wrestled the trees of the forest , as Jacob of old with the angel . All the signs foretold a winter long and inclement . Bees , with prophetic instinct of want , had hoarded their honey Till the hives overflowed ; and ...
Page 45
... wind ; and the jolly face of the fiddler Glowed like a living coal when the ashes are blown from the embers . Gayly the old man sang to the vibrant sound of his fiddle , Tous les Bourgeois de Chartres , and Le Carillon de 45 EVANGELINE.
... wind ; and the jolly face of the fiddler Glowed like a living coal when the ashes are blown from the embers . Gayly the old man sang to the vibrant sound of his fiddle , Tous les Bourgeois de Chartres , and Le Carillon de 45 EVANGELINE.
Page 60
... wind seized the gleeds and the burning thatch , and , uplifting , Whirled them aloft through the air , at once from a hundred house - tops Started the sheeted smoke with flashes of flame inter- mingled . These things beheld in dismay ...
... wind seized the gleeds and the burning thatch , and , uplifting , Whirled them aloft through the air , at once from a hundred house - tops Started the sheeted smoke with flashes of flame inter- mingled . These things beheld in dismay ...
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Acadian Adjidaumo aloft Anon answer art thou bark Basil the blacksmith beautiful behold belfry Bellefontaine beneath Benedict birch canoe bosom bows build 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 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