Hidden fields
Books Books
" Rang through the house of prayer; and high o'er the heads of the others Rose, with his arms uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion; and wildly... "
Evangeline: a Tale of Acadia - Page 35
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 95 pages
Full view - About this book

The Metropolitan, Volume 52

1848 - 476 pages
...uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ;...upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he, as, after the tocsin's...
Full view - About this book

The Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 52

1848 - 514 pages
...on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion j and wildly he shouted, — " Down with the tyrants...upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. Deep were his tones and solemn ; in accents measured and mournful Spake he, as, after the tocsin's...
Full view - About this book

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 182 pages
...a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ; " Down with the tyrants of England ! we never have sworn...but the merciless hand of a soldier Smote him upon die mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. In the midst of the strife and tumult of angry contention,...
Full view - About this book

Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volume 15

1848 - 602 pages
...uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by ihe billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ;...tyrants of England ! we never have sworn them allegiance f Death to these foreign soldiers, who seize on our homes and our harvests !" More he fain would have...
Full view - About this book

Brownson's Quarterly Review, Volume 4

Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1850 - 560 pages
...a wail of sorrow and anger, Basil the blacksmith, his face distorted with passion, rose, and wildly shouted : — '"Down with the tyrants of England !...to the pavement. " In the midst of the strife and the tumult of angry contention, Lo ! the door of the chancel opened, and Father Felician Entered, with...
Full view - About this book

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ;...have said, but the merciless hand of a soldier Smote Mm upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. In the midst of the strife and tumult of angry...
Full view - About this book

Handbuch der nordamericanischen National-Literatur: Sammlung von ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...billows. Flushed was his face and distortcd with passion; and wildly he shouted,— „Down with tho tyrants of England! we never have sworn them allegiance!...our harvests!" More he fain would have said, but the mercilcss hand of a soldier Smote him upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. In the...
Full view - About this book

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 pages
...uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ;...upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. Entered, with serious mien, and ascended the steps of the altar. Raising his reverend hand, with a...
Full view - About this book

Evangeline

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 116 pages
...uplifted, the figure of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his face and distorted with passion ;...upon the mouth, and dragged him down to the pavement. EVANGELINE. In the midst of the strife and tumult of angry contention, Lo ! the door of the chancel...
Full view - About this book

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...of Basil the blacksmith, As, on a stormy sea, a spar is tossed by the billows. Flushed was his faee and distorted with passion ; and wildly he shouted,...the tyrants of England ! we never have sworn them allegianee Death to these foreign soldiers, who seize on our homes and our harvests !" More he fain...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF