Oft in the barns they climbed to the populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest... Evangeline - Page 29by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 110 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1847 - 1230 pages
...populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings." The marriage contract is signed ; the old men discuss the meaning of the order issued by the English... | |
| 1848 - 514 pages
...populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action. She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman. " Sunshine of Saint... | |
| 1848 - 602 pages
...with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to teslore the sight of its fledglings; Lucky was he who found...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action. She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman. " Sunshine of Saint... | |
| 1848 - 464 pages
...stood together within the village smithy, to watch its flickering and sparkling flames : and now " He was a valiant youth, and his face, like the face...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action ; She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman." Their betrothal had... | |
| 1848 - 468 pages
...stood together within the village smithy, to watch its flickering and sparkling flames : and now " He was a valiant youth, and his face, like the face...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action ; She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman." Their betrothal had... | |
| 1848 - 812 pages
...that wondrous etooe, which the swallow brings from the shore of the sea :o restore the sight of i is fledglings ; lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the swallow !" Much as Evangeline has been praised, we ?incerly hope no other American poet will fall into hexameters.... | |
| 1848 - 832 pages
...comparatively rare. Nearly approaching to these, however, are lines like the following, from Evangeline, Lucky was he who found that stone in the nest of the swallow ; or as it might be written, Lucky was he who found that stone i' the nest o' the swallow l Thus we... | |
| 1848 - 476 pages
...populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings ; I/ucky was he who found that atone in the nest of the swallow ! Thus passed a few swift years, and... | |
| 1850 - 560 pages
...book, with the hymns of the church, and the plainsong. * * * * * * Thus passed a few swift years, imd they no longer were children. He was a valiant youth,...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action. She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman. ' Sunshine of Saint... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 pages
...populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of...morning, Gladdened the earth with its light, and ripened thought into action. She was a woman now, with the heart and hopes of a woman. EVANGEL1NE. " Sunshine... | |
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