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Courtship of Miles Standish
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Friendship prevailed over love, and Alden went on his errand.
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III.
THE LOVER’S ERRAND. O the strong will prevailed, and Alden went on his errand,
Out of the street of the village, and into the paths of the forest,
Into the tranquil woods, where blue-birds and robins were building
Towns in the populous trees, with hanging gardens of verdure,
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Peaceful, aerial cities of joy and affection and freedom.5All around him was calm, but within him commotion and conflict,
Love contending with friendship, and self with each generous impulse.
To and fro in his breast his thoughts were heaving and dashing,
As in a foundering ship, with every roll of the vessel,{31}
Washes the bitter sea, the merciless su. . . Read More
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Really liked it.
I have skin in the game.
Like many today, there is a physical link back to John Alden and Priscilla Mullens.
My Mom was a Miles no less. Out of Massachusetts. Came to North central Indiana with the first settlers.
Loved Portland Maine, place of Longfellows birth.
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Loved this book. Will join the other 'forever' books on my bookshelf.
Oh Henry! I love your words. . .
Here's a romance that sets the standards for romance. Nearly two hundred years after the event of which Longfellow is writing, he captures the love story. . .or more specifically the love triangle of Priscilla Mullins, Myles Standish and John Alden, and when it is la
It's a little cheesy at times:"Truly, Priscilla," he said, "when I see you spinning and spinning,
Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others,
Suddenly you are transformed, are visibly changed in a moment;
You are no longer Priscilla, but Bertha the Beautiful Spinner."And awesome at other