Evangeline [with other poems]
by Longfellow, Henry W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Rahway, NJ/ New York: The Mershon Co. no date. gift . Hardcover. Very Good. Small stamped info verso front cover, crease back cover, slightlywarped. Still attractive vol, circa 1905 portr. frontis. of author. very good, no dj, handsomely stamped spring green cloth. Tight 218 pgs
Synopsis
From the book:THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest. This is the forest primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it Leaped like the roe, when he hears in the woodland the voice of the huntsman? Where is the thatch-roofed village, the home of Acadian farmers, - Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands, Darkened by shadows of earth, but reflecting an image of heaven? Waste are those pleasant farms, and the farmers forever departed! Scattered like dust and leaves, when the mighty blasts of October Seize them, and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle them far o'er the ocean. Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful village of Grand-Pre. Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest; List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy.
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- Gil's Book Loft
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- 034193
- Title
- Evangeline [with other poems]
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- gift
- Publisher
- The Mershon Co. no date
- Place of Publication
- Rahway, NJ/ New York
- Keywords
- POETRY PORTR. FRONTIS. OF AUTHOR
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