 Fair was she to behold, that maiden of seventeen summers. Black were her eyes as the berry that grows on the thorn by the wayside, Black, yet how softly they gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses!  Lessons in Language and Grammar - Page 103by Horace Sumner Tarbell, Martha Tarbell - 1900Full view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pages
...directing his household, -Gentle Evangeline lived, his child, and the pride of the village. Stalwart and stately in form was the man of seventy winters....snow were his locks, and his cheeks as brown as the oak leaves. Fair was she to behold, that maiden of seventeen summers. Black were her eyes as the berry... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1865 - 388 pages
...with him, directing his household, Gentle Evangeline lived, his child, and the pride of the village. Stalworth and stately in form was the man of seventy...White as the snow were his locks, and his cheeks as hrown as the oak-leaves. Fair was she to hehold, that maiden of seventeen summers. Black were her eyes... | |
 | A V. Rose - 1865 - 100 pages
...and stately in form was the man of seventy winters ; "ju. "Dat. "an (Dat.). '6fonbern. '7 Article. Hearty and hale was he, an oak that is covered with...White as the snow were his locks, and his cheeks as 7 brown as the oak-leaves. Fair was she to behold, that maiden o_f seventeen summers. Black were her... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1866 - 120 pages
...with him, directing his household, Gentle Evangeline lived, his child, and the pride of the village. Stalworth and stately in form was the man of seventy...the berry that grows on the thorn by the wayside, Black, yet how softly they gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses ! Sweet was her breath as... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1866 - 208 pages
...noble troops that waited Upon my smiles." 4 " Upon my life I am this, indeed, And not a tinker." a " Fair was she to behold, that maiden of seventeen summers,...as the berry that grows on the thorn by the wayside : Black, yet how softly they gleamed beneath the brown shade of her tresses." 6 " They who polluted... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1866 - 300 pages
...with him, directing his household, Gentle Evangeline lived, his child, and the pride of the village. Stalworth and stately in form was the man of seventy winters ; Hearty and hale was he, tin oak that is covered with snow-flakes ; White as the snow were his locks, and his cheeks as brown... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1866 - 710 pages
...directing his household, Gentle Evangeline lived, hia child, and the pride of the village. Stalwart and stately in form was the man of seventy winters ; Hearty and hale waa he, an oak that is covered with snow-flakes ; White as the snow were his locks, and his cheeks... | |
 | James Currie (A.M.) - 1867 - 156 pages
...green. — 4. The prophet ascended, and left the mantle of his inspiration to his successor. — 5. Hearty and hale was he, an oak that is covered with snow-flakes. — 6. To confirm his words, out flew millions of flaming swords. — 7. An excellent vein of satire... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1868 - 410 pages
...with him, directing his household, Gentle Evangeline lived, his child, and the pride of the village. Stalworth and stately in form was the man of seventy...snow were his locks, and his cheeks as brown as the oak -leaves. Fair was she to behold, that maiden of seventeen summers. Black were her eyes as the berry... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1868 - 252 pages
...with him, direeting his honsehold, Gentie Evangeline lived, his ehild, and the pride of the village. Stalworth and stately in form was the man of seventy winters: Hearty and hale was he, an oak that is eovered with suow-flakes i White as the suow were his loeks, and his eheeks as hrown as the oak-leaves.... | |
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