The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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... shadows and sunshine . Over his countenance flitted a shadow like those on the land- scape , Gloom intermingled with light ; and his voice was subdued with emotion , 1 A short , light cannon designed to throw large projectiles with ...
... shadows and sunshine . Over his countenance flitted a shadow like those on the land- scape , Gloom intermingled with light ; and his voice was subdued with emotion , 1 A short , light cannon designed to throw large projectiles with ...
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... shadow Over the wintry sea , to the desolate shores of New England ? 15 Truly the heart is deceitful , and out of its depths of corrup- tion Rise , like an exhalation , the misty phantoms of passion ; Angels of light they seem , but are ...
... shadow Over the wintry sea , to the desolate shores of New England ? 15 Truly the heart is deceitful , and out of its depths of corrup- tion Rise , like an exhalation , the misty phantoms of passion ; Angels of light they seem , but are ...
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... shadow . " Yes , it is plain to me now , " he murmured ; " the hand of the Lord is 1 The beautiful wife of Uriah the Hittite , afterwards the wife of King David and the mother of Solomon . The Prophet was Nathan . The story of Bathsheba ...
... shadow . " Yes , it is plain to me now , " he murmured ; " the hand of the Lord is 1 The beautiful wife of Uriah the Hittite , afterwards the wife of King David and the mother of Solomon . The Prophet was Nathan . The story of Bathsheba ...
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... holy , calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted , And , like phantoms grim and tall , Shadows from the fitful fire - light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS . 63.
... holy , calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted , And , like phantoms grim and tall , Shadows from the fitful fire - light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS . 63.
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... shadows gleam Portentous through the night . Upon its midnight battle - ground The spectral camp is seen , And , with a sorrowful , deep sound , Flows the River of Life between . No other voice nor sound is there , In the army of the ...
... shadows gleam Portentous through the night . Upon its midnight battle - ground The spectral camp is seen , And , with a sorrowful , deep sound , Flows the River of Life between . No other voice nor sound is there , In the army of the ...
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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