 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 182 pages
...sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...them. Reverend walked he among them ; and up rose Hailing his slow approach with words of affectionate welcome. Then came the laborers home from the... | |
 | 1848 - 514 pages
...sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...their play to kiss the hand he extended to bless them. Eeverend walked he among them ; and up rose matrons and maidens, Hailing his slow approach with words... | |
 | 1848 - 476 pages
...sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...their play to kiss the hand he extended to bless them. Eeverend walked he among them ; and up rose matrons and maidens, Hailing his slow approach with words... | |
 | 1848 - 602 pages
...eat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with dislallo spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...the children Paused in their play to kiss the hand lie extended to bless them. Reverend walked be among them ; arid up rose matrons and maidens, Hailing... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 152 pages
...sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...within doors Mingled their sound with the whir of the Solemnly down the street came the parish priest, and the children Paused in their play to kiss the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...sat in snow-white caps, and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...Paused in their play to kiss the hand he extended Reverend . walked he among them; and up rose matrons and maidens, Hailing his slow approach with words... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1854 - 174 pages
...sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...them. Reverend walked he among them ; and up rose Hailing his slow approach with words of affectionate welcome. Then came the laborers home from the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...sat in snow-white caps, and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...the street came the parish priest ; and the children Pause in their play to kiss the hand he extended to bless them. Reverend walked he among them ; and... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 pages
...sat in snow-white cap, and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...whir of the wheels and the songs of the maidens." At length, England vigorously undertook to colonize the country, and from that time the independence... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 pages
...sat in snow-white caps, and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden Flax for the gossiping looms, whose noisy shuttles...Mingled their sound with the whir of the wheels and the Solemnly down the street came the parish priest ; and the children Paused in their play to kiss the... | |
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There in the tranquil evenings of summer, when brightly the sunset Lighted the village street, and gilded the vanes on the chimneys, Matrons and maidens sat in snow-white caps and in kirtles Scarlet and blue and green, with distaffs spinning the golden... 
