 When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing in the forest, "What is that?" he cried in terror; "What is that," he said, "Nokomis?" And the good Nokomis answered: "That is but the owl and owlet, Talking in their native language, Talking, scolding...  Public School Methods - Page 1371916Full view - About this book
 | Sir Everard Ferdinand Im Thurn - Ethnology - 1883 - 500 pages
...ought to be fully realised. In Longfellow's wonderful medley of ethnological lore, the child Hiawatha, When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing...the forest, ' What is that ? ' he cried in terror ; And the good Nokomis answered : ' That is bnt the owl and owlet Talking in their native language,... | |
 | 1883 - 994 pages
...disaster upon innocent passers-by, or fall like a curse of sickness upon the surrounding parish. " That is but the owl and owlet, Talking in their native language — Talking, scolding, at each other." These instances, though very inadequately, illustrate the absence in American verse of traditional... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1883 - 356 pages
...All the lilies of the prairie. When on earth they fade and perish, Blossom in that heaven above us." When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing in the forest, " What is that V " he ci'.e<\ in terror ; " What is that ?" he paid, " Nokomin ? " And the good Nokomis answered :... | |
 | Sir Everard Ferdinand Im Thurn - Ethnology - 1883 - 496 pages
...ought to be fully realised. In Longfellow's wonderful medley of ethnological lore, the child Hiawatha, When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing in the forest, ' What is that 1 ' he cried in terror ; And the good Nokomis answered : ' That is but the owl and owlet .. Talking... | |
 | 1883 - 998 pages
...disaster upon innocent passers-by, or fall like a curse of sickness upon the surrounding parish. " That is but the owl and owlet, Talking in their native language — Talking, scolding, ut each other." These instances, though very inadequately, illustrate the absence in American verse... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...Longfellow has written a long Indian epic poem, " Hiawatha," in unrhymed irregular Tetrameters; eg: There the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird Its language....names and all their secrets, How they built their nest* in summer, Where they hid themselves in winter, Talked with them where'er he met them. Called... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 192 pages
...witches wore supposed to possess. XII. cx-ult-ed pal-pi-ta-ted squir-rel mar-vel-lous HIAWATHA'S HUNTING. Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its...their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, 6. How they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them " Hiawatha's... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 560 pages
...Hooting, laughing in the forest, " What is that ? " he cried in terror ; " What is that ?" hesaid, "Nokomis?" And the good Nokomis answered : "That is...Talking in their native language, Talking, scolding at eaeh other." Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Indians of North America - 1886 - 226 pages
...the lilies of the prairie, When on earth they fade and perish, Blossom in that heaven above us." • When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing in the forest, xv " What is that ? " he cried, in terror ; " What is that," he said, " Nokomis?" And the good Nokomis... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1887 - 360 pages
...All the lilies of the prairie. When on earth they fade and perish, Blossom in that heaven above us." When he heard the owls at midnight, Hooting, laughing in the forest, " What ia that ? " he cried in terror ; " What is that ? " he Raid, "Nokomis 1 " And the good Nokomis answered... | |
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