The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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Page xxviii
... bright leaves , the ripe fruit , the cold rain - gives an instrumental effect nicely and appropriately harmonizing with the spirit of man . The pre- vailing hue of the poem is gray , befitting the sombre Puritan mood , but it is ...
... bright leaves , the ripe fruit , the cold rain - gives an instrumental effect nicely and appropriately harmonizing with the spirit of man . The pre- vailing hue of the poem is gray , befitting the sombre Puritan mood , but it is ...
Page xxix
... bright with grave wit and pleasantries . The Puritans were not noted for their sense of the ludicrous , but the settlers at Plymouth were a shade less austere than those at Boston . That they had a species of grim humor , however , is ...
... bright with grave wit and pleasantries . The Puritans were not noted for their sense of the ludicrous , but the settlers at Plymouth were a shade less austere than those at Boston . That they had a species of grim humor , however , is ...
Page xli
... bright imagination . The verse , though stronger , is more labored than that of " Evangeline " ; some of the lines are prosaic , almost inadmissible . - EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN . A LITERARY PREDICTION . We hope that Mr. Longfellow may ...
... bright imagination . The verse , though stronger , is more labored than that of " Evangeline " ; some of the lines are prosaic , almost inadmissible . - EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN . A LITERARY PREDICTION . We hope that Mr. Longfellow may ...
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... bright and clean , as if for parade or inspection ! This is the sword of Damascus I fought with in Flanders ; this breastplate , Well I remember the day ! once saved my life in a skirmish ; Here in front you can see the very dint of the ...
... bright and clean , as if for parade or inspection ! This is the sword of Damascus I fought with in Flanders ; this breastplate , Well I remember the day ! once saved my life in a skirmish ; Here in front you can see the very dint of the ...
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... bright they are burnished , as if in an arsenal hanging ; 35 That is because I have done it myself , and not left it to others . Serve yourself , would you be well served , is an excellent adage ; So I take care of my arms , as you of ...
... bright they are burnished , as if in an arsenal hanging ; 35 That is because I have done it myself , and not left it to others . Serve yourself , would you be well served , is an excellent adage ; So I take care of my arms , as you of ...
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accent Angels beautiful beheld Belfry of Bruges Bible breath Bruges Cæsar Captain of Plymouth church cilla colony Courtship of Miles dark dead death Elizabeth Appleton England English Evangeline Excelsior eyes feeling feet Flanders flowers forest Forever-never friendship Full Text gleam grave gray Guy de Dampierre hand heard heart HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hexameters humor Indian John Alden Julius Cæsar land laugh light living long thoughts Longfellow look loud maiden Master matchlock Mayflower meter Miles Standish mist Never-forever night o'er ocean pause Pecksuot Pilgrims Plym Plymouth Plantation poem poet poet's poetic poetry prayer Priscilla Priscilla Mullens Psalm Published Puritan rain roar Rose sail Sandalphon sang shadows ship silent snow soldier song Song of Hiawatha sorrow sound spake stood story strong sweet Thereupon answered thoughts of youth unaccented syllable vessel village voice wife wind wind's words youth are long