The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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... silent and deep , like subterranean rivers , " VI . 33 ( gliding ) . 66 ' Strange is the heart of man , " etc. , V. 89 , 90 ( repetition and em- phasis ) . When one has become accustomed to the movement of the hexameter , it is not at ...
... silent and deep , like subterranean rivers , " VI . 33 ( gliding ) . 66 ' Strange is the heart of man , " etc. , V. 89 , 90 ( repetition and em- phasis ) . When one has become accustomed to the movement of the hexameter , it is not at ...
Page xxxvi
... Silent and moody he went , " VII . 6 . Inversion is often met with in poetry , and is not displeasing . It should occur but seldom , and then to give emphasis . But when often used it ceases to be emphatic ; for we become accustomed to ...
... Silent and moody he went , " VII . 6 . Inversion is often met with in poetry , and is not displeasing . It should occur but seldom , and then to give emphasis . But when often used it ceases to be emphatic ; for we become accustomed to ...
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... silence , the diligent scribe inter- rupting , Spake , in the pride of his heart , Miles Standish the Captain of Plymouth . " Look at these arms , " he said , hang here 66 ' the warlike weapons that 3 Burnished and bright and clean , as ...
... silence , the diligent scribe inter- rupting , Spake , in the pride of his heart , Miles Standish the Captain of Plymouth . " Look at these arms , " he said , hang here 66 ' the warlike weapons that 3 Burnished and bright and clean , as ...
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... silent and sad , in the afternoon 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 ...
... silent and sad , in the afternoon 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 ...
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... silence Turned o'er the well - worn leaves , where thumb - marks thick on the margin , Like the trample of feet , proclaimed the battle was hottest . 80 Nothing was heard in the room but the hurrying pen of the stripling , Busily ...
... silence Turned o'er the well - worn leaves , where thumb - marks thick on the margin , Like the trample of feet , proclaimed the battle was hottest . 80 Nothing was heard in the room but the hurrying pen of the stripling , Busily ...
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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