The Poetical Works of H. W. Longfellow

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. LONDON: WARD, LOCK, & CO., WARWICK HOUSE, DORSET BUILDINGS, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. CONTENTS, TACE The Spanish Student , i evangeline . . . , ,49 The Golden Legend . . . . .82 The Song of Hiawatha .... 169 The Courtship of Miles Sf andisH . . . 277 Tales of a Wayside Inn — Prelude — The Wayside Inn .... 302 The Landlord's Tale — Paul Revete's Ride . . 30S Interlude ■ . . , 311 The Student's Tale — The Falcon of Ser Federigo . 312 Interlude . ... . . . 318 The Spanish Jew's Tale — The Legend of Rabbi Ben Levi ...... 318 Interlude . . . . . ,320 The Sicilian's Tale — King, Robert of Sicily . . 320 Interlude ...... 325 The Musician's Tale — The Saga of King Olaf- I. The Challenge of Thor . , . 325 II. King Glass Return . , . 326 III.

Thora of Rimol .... 328 iv. Queen Sigrid (he Haughty . , 329 V. The Skerry of Shrieks . . . 330 VI. The Wraith of Odin . . . 332 VII. Iron-Beard .... 334 VIII. Gudrun ..... 335 IX., Thangbrand the Priest . . . 336 X~ Raud the Strong .... 338 XI.- Bishop Sigurd at Salten Fiord . . 339 . xn.. King Olafs Christmas, . . . 341 SHI. The Building of the Long Serpent . VI CONTENTS. _ FAGB Tales of a Wayside Inn, continued — The Musician's Tale— The Saga of King Olaf— XIV. The Crew of the Long Serpent . . 344 XV. A Little Bird in the Air . . . 346 XVI. Queen Thyri and the Angelica-stalks . 346 XVII. King Svend of the Forked Beard . 348 /'-.. XVIII. King Olaf and the Earl Sigvald . . 350 1 xix. King Olafs War- Horns . . .35' XX. Einar Tamberskelver . . . 352 XXI. King Olafs Death-drink . . .353 xxn.

The Nun of Nidaros . . .355 Interlude ...... 356 The Theologian's Tale — Torquemada . . 358 Interlude ...... 362 The Poet's Tale — The Birds of Killingworth . . 363 Finale ...... 368 Earlier Poems — Woods in Winter ..... 369 An April Day . . . . , 369 Autumn ...... 370 Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem . . 371 Sunrise on the Hills . .'."'. . 372 Burial of the Minnisink .... 373 The Spirit of Poetry ..... 374 voices of the Night — Prelude ...... 376 Hymn to the Night ..... 378 A Psalm of Life ..... 379 The Light of Stars ..... 380 The Reaper and the Flowers . . . .381 Footsteps of Angels ..... 381 Flowers ...... 382 The Beleaguered City .... 383 M idnight Mass for the Dying Year . . .384 L'Envoi . . . . , 386 Ballads — The Skeleton in Armour .... 387 The Wreck of the Hesperus .... 391 The Luck of Edenhall .... 393 The Elected Knight ..... 394 I oems on Slavery — To William E. Channing .... 396 The Slave's Dream ..... 396 The Good Part that shall not be taken away . . 397 The Slave in the Dismal Swamp , , , 398 The Witnesses ..... 399 The Slave Singing at Midnight ... 400 The Quadroon Girl ..... 400 The Warning ......