But when the hymn was sung, and the daily lesson completed, Swiftly they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith. There at the door they stood, with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse as a plaything,... Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie - Page 18by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 181 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1848 - 628 pages
...says the poet, (with great enthusiasm,) with " wondering eyes, to behold Basil, the father of Gabriel, take in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse, as a play-thing." While they were not occupied in this way, they were hunting for swallows' nests in the barns. By this... | |
| 1848 - 812 pages
...stood with wondering eyes to behold him lake in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse as a play thing, nailing the shoe in its place : while near him the...coiled round in a circle of cinders. Oft on autumnal evea, when without in the gathering darkness bursting with light seemed the smithy, through tvfty cranny... | |
| 1848 - 514 pages
...they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith. There at the door they stood, with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof...plaything, Nailing the shoe in its place ; while near Viitn the tire of the cartwheel Lay like a fiery snake, coiled round in a circle of cinders. Oft on... | |
| 1848 - 602 pages
...they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith. There at the door they stood, with wondering eyes to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof...the horse as a plaything. Nailing the shoe in its plane : while near-him the tire of the cart-wheel Lay like a fiery snake, coiled round in a circle... | |
| 1848 - 734 pages
...she heard the whispering rain fall Loud on the withered leaves of the sycamore tree by the window." " The tire of the cart-wheel Lay like a fiery snake coiled round in a circle of cinders." " Oft on sledges in winter, as swift as lh». swoop of the eagle, Down the hill-side bounding they glided away... | |
| 1848 - 722 pages
...she heard the whispering rain fall Loud on the withered leaves of the sycamore tree by the window." " The tire of the cart-wheel Lay like a fiery snake coiled round in a circle of cinders." " Oft on sledges in winter, as swift as Of. swoop of tlie eagle, Down the hill-side bounding they glided away... | |
| Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1850 - 560 pages
...said in praise of that passage. Often, too, there is a touch like this, where the blacksmith " Takes in his leathern lap the hoof of the horse as a plaything." And often, too, are sprinkled lines like these : — " Bright was her face with smiles, and words of... | |
| 1852 - 620 pages
...they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith. There, at the door, they stood with wondering eyes, to behold him Take in his leathern lap the hoof...the tire of the cart-wheel Lay like a fiery snake, curled round in a circle of cinders. Oft in Autumnal eves, when without in the gathering darkness,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...they hurried away to the forge of Basil the blacksmith. There, at the door, they stood with wondering 9 lX 1Ť\ XN |R 1:b Ĕ - Q 0 ( q Z ܢ3 :H>XӽR՝ ~ }$6A [T EsS Y6Yt$m`XwbSU$ curled round in a circle of cinders. Oft in Autumnal eves, when without in the gathering darkness,... | |
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