The Courtship of Miles StandishRead Books Ltd, 14.08.2020 г. - 70 страници First published in 1858, “The Courtship of Miles Standish” is a narrative poem written by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, etc. Beautifully illustrated and written by one of America's most celebrated poets, it is not to be missed by poetry lovers with an interest in early American history. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was an American poet and educator. He was a member of the Fireside Poets of New England as well as the first American translator of Dante Alighieri's “Divine Comedy”. Longfellow's lyric poems became well-known for their musicality and mythology, garnering him significant acclaim both at home and overseas. Other notable works by this poet include: "Paul Revere's Ride", “The Song of Hiawatha”, and “Evangeline”. Read & Co. History is republishing this classic poem now complete with a biography of the author by John William Cousin. |
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... Maiden went on, and Little Divined or Imagined what was at Work in his Heart, that Made him so Awkward and Speechless Headlong he Leaped on the Boaster, and, Snatching his Knife from its Scabbard So Through the Plymouth Woods Passed ...
... Maiden went on, and Little Divined or Imagined what was at Work in his Heart, that Made him so Awkward and Speechless Headlong he Leaped on the Boaster, and, Snatching his Knife from its Scabbard So Through the Plymouth Woods Passed ...
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... tidings of all that terrible winter, Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla! II LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP and his weapons. Nothing was heard.
... tidings of all that terrible winter, Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla! II LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP and his weapons. Nothing was heard.
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... maiden Priscilla; Every sentence began or closed with the name of Priscilla, Till the treacherous pen, to which he confided the secret, Strove to betray it by singing and shouting the name of Priscilla! Finally closing his book, with a ...
... maiden Priscilla; Every sentence began or closed with the name of Priscilla, Till the treacherous pen, to which he confided the secret, Strove to betray it by singing and shouting the name of Priscilla! Finally closing his book, with a ...
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... maiden of Plymouth, Say that a blunt old Captain, a man not of words but of actions, Offers his hand and his heart, the hand and heart of a soldier. Not in these words, you know, but this in short is my meaning; I am a maker of war, and ...
... maiden of Plymouth, Say that a blunt old Captain, a man not of words but of actions, Offers his hand and his heart, the hand and heart of a soldier. Not in these words, you know, but this in short is my meaning; I am a maker of war, and ...
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... maidens, Modest and simple and sweet, the very type of Priscilla! So I will take them to her; to Priscilla the ... maiden Seated beside her wheel, and the carded wool like a snow-drift Piled at her knee, her white hands feeding the ...
... maidens, Modest and simple and sweet, the very type of Priscilla! So I will take them to her; to Priscilla the ... maiden Seated beside her wheel, and the carded wool like a snow-drift Piled at her knee, her white hands feeding the ...
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THE SAILING OF THE MAY FLOWER | |
PRISCILLA | |
THE MARCH OF MILES STANDISH | |
THE SPINNINGWHEEL | |
THE WEDDINGDAY | |
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