The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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... loud as the sound of a soldier grounding his musket , " II . 38 ( alliteration ) . “ And at the end of the street , the village church , ” etc. , III . , 90 ( light , unaccented beginning ) . Me , Miles Standish , your friend ! have ...
... loud as the sound of a soldier grounding his musket , " II . 38 ( alliteration ) . “ And at the end of the street , the village church , ” etc. , III . , 90 ( light , unaccented beginning ) . Me , Miles Standish , your friend ! have ...
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... loud as the sound of a soldier grounding his musket , Thus to the young man spake Miles Standish the Captain of Plymouth : 1 A Roman legion , the most perfect fighting machine of ancient times , was , in the first century B.C. ...
... loud as the sound of a soldier grounding his musket , Thus to the young man spake Miles Standish the Captain of Plymouth : 1 A Roman legion , the most perfect fighting machine of ancient times , was , in the first century B.C. ...
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... loud the mutable sands of the sea- shore . Fierce in his soul was the struggle and tumult of passions contending ; Love triumphant and crowned , and friendship wounded and bleeding , Passionate cries of desire , and importunate ...
... loud the mutable sands of the sea- shore . Fierce in his soul was the struggle and tumult of passions contending ; Love triumphant and crowned , and friendship wounded and bleeding , Passionate cries of desire , and importunate ...
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... loud , in the dripping air of the twilight . Still for a moment he stood , and listened , and stared at the vessel Then went hurriedly on , as one who , seeing a phantom , 35 Stops , then quickens his pace , and follows the beckoning ...
... loud , in the dripping air of the twilight . Still for a moment he stood , and listened , and stared at the vessel Then went hurriedly on , as one who , seeing a phantom , 35 Stops , then quickens his pace , and follows the beckoning ...
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... ball of iron or glass filled with powder or other explosives . It was thrown from the hand into the trenches or head of a sap , or upon besiegers mounting a breach . Wildly he shouted , and loud : " John Alden MILES STANDISH . 25.
... ball of iron or glass filled with powder or other explosives . It was thrown from the hand into the trenches or head of a sap , or upon besiegers mounting a breach . Wildly he shouted , and loud : " John Alden MILES STANDISH . 25.
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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