The Lakeside Literature Readers: With Notes and Questions. Seventh-[eighth] gradeAinsworth and Company, 1915 - Readers |
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Acadian ANNABEL LEE Appius Claudius Appius Claudius Crassus Aulus battle beauty beetle behold bells beneath brave Bunker Hill Claudian Clusium Consul cried dark dead death's-head descended door Edgar Allan Poe Evangeline Evangeline's eyes face false Sextus Father feet fell forest Gabriel genius gleamed golden Grand-Pré hand head heard heart heaven Herminius honor Horatius Jupiter Lake Regillus land Lars Porsena Latin Legrand lictors light limb looked loud Lucius Sextius maiden Mamilius massa meadows ment mind morning N. P. Willis never Nevermore night Nova Scotia o'er parchment Plebeian Poe's poem poet prairies priest pron proud Raven river Roman Rome rose scarabæus seemed shore side silent skull smile sorrow soul sound spake spirit stood sweet Tarquin thee thou thought tree turned Tusculum unto Valerius village voice wonder words
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Page 97 - Nevermore.' 'Prophet!' said I, 'thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.
Page 13 - With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago. In this kingdom by the sea...
Page 92 - Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door — Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: This it is, and nothing more.
Page 11 - Rose from a hundred hearths, the homes of peace and contentment. Thus dwelt together in love these simple Acadian farmers, — Dwelt in the love of God and of man. Alike were they free from Fear, that reigns with the tyrant, and envy, the vice of republics.
Page 37 - No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear. All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Page 27 - Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great : Then lands were fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.
Page 10 - Dikes, that the hands of the farmers had raised with labor incessant, Shut out the turbulent tides; but at stated seasons the flood-gates Opened, and welcomed the sea to wand.er at will o'er the meadows. West and south there were fields of flax, and orchards and cornfields Spreading afar and unfenced o'er the plain; and away to the northward Blomidon rose and the forests old, and aloft on the mountains Sea-fogs pitched their tents, and mists from the mighty Atlantic Looked on the happy valley but...
Page 99 - Hear the loud alarum bells— Brazen bells! What a tale of terror, now their turbulency tells! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire...
Page 91 - Once upon, a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door; Only this and nothing more.
Page 20 - Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.