Narrative and Legendary Poems
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Narrative and Legendary Poems, by John Greenleaf Whittier, lists The Vaudois Teacher, The Female Martyr, The Fountain and The Norsemen among its contents. A cautious goodman no longer nails a horseshoe on his outer door, lest a hag fit her bridle-bit to his own mouth.
The Demon of the Study describes a Brownie who eats and drinks in a Scotchman's room, beats the maid and a lazy lout, but sweeps the floor and threshes corn. Whitefield stands by the Merrimac beneath a temple of sky and sunshine, described as a homeless pilgrim regarded sometimes as an angel of blessing and sometimes as a mad enthusiast. A speaker reads accounts of travel to a widowed mother in her sick-room and describes the book as a magic glass through which the whole world becomes visible.
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- Author
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
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