The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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... fear lest their young men would enter into the military and naval service ; the tendency of their little community to become absorbed and lost in a foreign nation ; the natural and pious desire of perpetuating a church , which they ...
... fear lest their young men would enter into the military and naval service ; the tendency of their little community to become absorbed and lost in a foreign nation ; the natural and pious desire of perpetuating a church , which they ...
Page 25
... fears not the issue . 60 " Not far off is the house , although the woods are between us ; But you have lingered so long , that while you were going and coming I have fought ten battles and sacked and demolished a city . Come , sit down ...
... fears not the issue . 60 " Not far off is the house , although the woods are between us ; But you have lingered so long , that while you were going and coming I have fought ten battles and sacked and demolished a city . Come , sit down ...
Page 49
... fear to the nations . Anger was still in his heart , but at times the remorse and con- trition Which in all noble natures succeed the passionate outbreak , Came like a rising tide , that encounters the rush of a river , Staying its ...
... fear to the nations . Anger was still in his heart , but at times the remorse and con- trition Which in all noble natures succeed the passionate outbreak , Came like a rising tide , that encounters the rush of a river , Staying its ...
Page 65
... fears are laid aside , If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died ! THE BELEAGUERED CITY . I HAVE read , in some old marvellous tale , Some legend strange and vague , That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the ...
... fears are laid aside , If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died ! THE BELEAGUERED CITY . I HAVE read , in some old marvellous tale , Some legend strange and vague , That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the ...
Page 66
... the spell , The shadows sweep away . Down the broad Vale of Tears afar The spectral camp is fled ; Faith shineth as a morning star , Our ghastly fears are dead . HYMN OF THE MORAVIAN NUNS OF BETHLEHEM . AT THE 66 THE BELEAGUERED CITY .
... the spell , The shadows sweep away . Down the broad Vale of Tears afar The spectral camp is fled ; Faith shineth as a morning star , Our ghastly fears are dead . HYMN OF THE MORAVIAN NUNS OF BETHLEHEM . AT THE 66 THE BELEAGUERED CITY .
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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