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The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This narrative poem written in 1858 by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells a charming tale of a courtship during the early days of Plymouth...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 9 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow IX. THE WEDDING-DAY Forth from the curtain of clouds, from the tent of purple and scarlet, Issued the sun, the great High-Priest,[54] in his...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 8 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow VIII. THE SPINNING WHEEL Month after month passed away, and in, autumn the ships of the merchants 825 Game with kindred and friends, with...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 7 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow VII. THE MARCH OF MILES STANDISH.[44] Meanwhile the stalwart Miles Standish was marching steadily northward, 725 Winding through forest and swamp, and...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 6 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow VI. PRISCILLA Thus for a while he stood, and mused by the shore of the ocean, Thinking of many things, and most of all...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 5 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow V. THE SAILING OF THE MAYFLOWER Just in the gray of the dawn, as the mists uprose from the meadows, There was a stir...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 4 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow IV. JOHN ALDEN. Into the open air John Alden, perplexed and bewildered, Rushed like a man insane, and wandered alone by the sea-side, 340...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 3 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow III. THE LOVER’S ERRAND. So the strong will prevailed, and Alden went on his errand, 185 Out of the street of the village, and...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 2 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow II. LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP Nothing was heard in the room but the hurrying pen of the stripling, Or an occasional sigh from the laboring...
The Courtship of Miles Standish—Part 1 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I. MILES STANDISH [1] In the Old Colony days, in Plymouth the land of the Pilgrims,[2] To and fro in a room of his...
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