 The road from the chapel to the shore, just one mile in length, was crowded with women and children, who, on their knees, greeted them as they passed with their tears and their blessings ; while the prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping,...  Acadia, Or, A Month with the Blue Noses - Page 311by Frederic Swartwout Cozzens - 1859 - 329 pagesFull view - About this book
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1830 - 592 pages
...forthwith commenced their march. The road from tho chapel to the shore, just one mile in length, was crowded with women and children ; who, on their knees,...of the population of the District of Minas put on Iward the five transports, stationed in the river Gaspcrcaus ; each vessel being guarded by six non-commissioned... | |
 | William Durkee Williamson - Maine - 1832 - 746 pages
...bathed in tears, knelt and uttered amid deep, heart-broken sighs —farewell ! — .as the dejected prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping, praying and singing hymns as they passed. These were followed by their seniors, who passed through the same heart-rending scene... | |
 | William Durkee Williamson - Maine - 1832 - 742 pages
...bathed in tears, knelt and uttered amid deep, heart-broken sighs '—farewell ! — as the dejected prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping, praying and singing hymns as they passed. These were followed by their seniors, who passed through the same heart-rending scene... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 152 pages
...forthwith commenced their march. The road from the chapel to the shore, just one mile in length, was crowded with women and children, who on their knees,...sorrow and distress. In this manner was the whole male population of the district of Minas put on board of five transports, stationed in the river Gaspereau,... | |
 | 1848 - 812 pages
...just one mile in length, wascrowded w.rth women and children, who, on their knees, greeted ihem asthey passed with their tears and their blessings; while...reluctant steps, weeping, praying, and singing hymns. This dclatchment was followed by the seniors, who passed tnrough the same scene of sorrow and distress.... | |
 | Missions - 1852 - 1190 pages
...and advance towards them. The nionrnful troop went on— all the way from the Chapel to the shore was crowded with women and children, who on their knees...they passed, with their tears and their blessings. The prisoners passed on with slow and lingering steps, weeping, praying, and singing hymns. Then followed... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1852 - 383 pages
...whom, bathed in tears, knelt and uttered, amid deep heart-broken sighs—-farewell! as the dejected prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping, praying, and singing hymns as they passed, These were followed by their seniors, who passed through the same heart-rending scene... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1852 - 388 pages
...whom, bathed in tears, knelt and uttered, amid deep heart-broken sighs — farewell ! as the dejected prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping, praying, and singing hymns as they passed. These were followed by their seniors, who passed through the same heart-rending scene... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Acadians - 1854 - 124 pages
...the shore, just one mile in length, was crowded with women and children, who, on their knees, grceted them as they passed with their tears and their blessings;...sorrow and distress. In this manner was the whole part of the male population of the district of Minas put on board the five transports, stationed in... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1854 - 392 pages
...whom, bathed in tears, knelt and uttered, amid deep heart-broken sighs — farewell ! as the dejected prisoners advanced with slow and reluctant steps, weeping, praying, and singing hymns as they passed. These were followed by their seniors, who passed through the same heart-rending scene... | |
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