The Courtship of Miles Standish: And Other PoemsUniversity Publishing, 1901 - 142 pages |
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Page v
... simple and practical as is consistent with thorough work . To this end he invites the coöperation of the teacher , for the best results are reached when instructor and editor understand each other's aims . Even the lightest study of a ...
... simple and practical as is consistent with thorough work . To this end he invites the coöperation of the teacher , for the best results are reached when instructor and editor understand each other's aims . Even the lightest study of a ...
Page ix
... simple but strenuous life of his Puritan ancestors . He had previously composed a number of ballads and lyrics dealing with the legends of New England , and tales of the early pioneers pos- sessed a peculiar charm for his imagination ...
... simple but strenuous life of his Puritan ancestors . He had previously composed a number of ballads and lyrics dealing with the legends of New England , and tales of the early pioneers pos- sessed a peculiar charm for his imagination ...
Page xi
... simple and equal spirit of Christianity . They were conse- quently persecuted by the civil authorities for their noncon- formity to the views of the State Church . In 1580 a number of the Puritans , known as Separatists , who believed ...
... simple and equal spirit of Christianity . They were conse- quently persecuted by the civil authorities for their noncon- formity to the views of the State Church . In 1580 a number of the Puritans , known as Separatists , who believed ...
Page xvii
... simple fact we may infer that hers was a sweet , retiring nature that avoided publicity . No doubt she regarded the log home her proper sphere , and was happy with the domestic duties of the fireside and garden . 66 On the passenger ...
... simple fact we may infer that hers was a sweet , retiring nature that avoided publicity . No doubt she regarded the log home her proper sphere , and was happy with the domestic duties of the fireside and garden . 66 On the passenger ...
Page xxii
... simple lives , deep piety , and unaffected manners , but there is a wide difference in the real character of the people . The Acadians are weak , childlike , emotional ; the Puritans , strong , practical , undemonstrative . The former ...
... simple lives , deep piety , and unaffected manners , but there is a wide difference in the real character of the people . The Acadians are weak , childlike , emotional ; the Puritans , strong , practical , undemonstrative . The former ...
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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