Struggled together like foes in a burning city. Behind him, Nodding and mocking along the wall, with gestures fantastic, Darted his own huge shadow, and vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm-chair Laughed in... Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie - Page 21by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1895 - 98 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 pages
...vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on 'the back of his arm-chair, Laughed in the flickering light ; and the pewter plates on...Sang in their Norman orchards and bright Burgundian Spinning flax for the loom, that stood in the corner behind her. Silent awhile were its treadles,at... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 pages
...evening dimly revealing the checked wooden coverlet of the bed, in one far-ofTcorner, while in another the pewter plates on the dresser caught and reflected the flame as shields of armies the sunshine." An old Dutch Bible brings us to the close of the Pilgrim relics. That this book was read and trusted... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...and vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm-chair, Laughed in the flickering light ; and the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the fiame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Fragments of song the old man sang, and carols of Christmas,... | |
| 1854 - 748 pages
...carved in oak on the back of the arm-chair. Laughed in the flickering light; and the pewter-pluti-s on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the mnlir/ht." " Here is a piece of singularly good description quite ruined, as far as regards unity of... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 432 pages
...and vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm-chair Laughed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on...at home, in the olden time, his fathers before him 2Sfi Sang iii their Normaii orchards aiid bright Burgimdiaii vineyards. Close at her father's side... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pages
...back of his arm-chair Langhed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on the dresser Canght and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the...at home, in the olden time, his fathers before him 256 Sang in their Norman orchards and bright Burgundian vineyards. Close at her father's side was the... | |
| Frederick Law Olmsted - 1857 - 570 pages
...and vanished away into darkness, Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm chair, Laughed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on...reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine." The tall, elderly, busy housewife bustled about with preparations for supper, while we learned that... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...and vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm-chair Laughed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on...flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Fragments ofsong the oldman sang, andcarolsof Christmas, Such as at home, in the olden time, his fathers before... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 468 pages
...and vanished away into darkness. Faces, clumsily carved in oak, on the back of his arm-chair Laughed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on...her father's side was the gentle Evangeline seated, Silent awhile were its treadles, at rest was its diligent shuttle, While the monotonous drone of the... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...and vanished away into darkness. Faees, clumsily carved in oak. on the back of his arm-chair Laughed in the flickering light, and the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and refleeted the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Fragments of song the old man sang, and carols... | |
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