 The French dominion is a memory of the past; and when we evoke its departed shades, they rise upon us from their graves in strange, romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful Light is cast around on lord and vassal and...  A Life of Francis Parkman - Page 231by Charles Haight Farnham - 1901 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - Canada - 1864 - 622 pages
...shades, they rise upon us from their graves in strange, romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful light is cast around...savage warriors, knit in close fellowship on the same errand. A boundless vision grows upon us, an untamed continent ; vast wastes of forest verdure ; mountains... | |
 | Sir James MacPherson Le Moine - Québec (Province) - 1870 - 40 pages
...shade", they rise upon us from their graves in strange romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful light is cast around...the same stern errand, a boundless vision grows upon ua : an untamed continent ; vast wastes of forest verdure ; mountains silent in primeval sleep; river,... | |
 | Francis Parkman - Canada - 1880 - 506 pages
...shades, they rise upon us from their graves in strange romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful light is cast around on lord and vassal and black - robed priest, mingled with wild forms of savage warriors, knit in close fellowship on the same... | |
 | John McConniff - 1892 - 112 pages
...us from their graves in strange romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and a fitful light is cast around on lord and vassal and...savage warriors, knit in close fellowship on the same errand. A boundless vision grows upon us; an untamed continent ; vast wastes of forest verdure : mountains... | |
 | History - 1892 - 530 pages
...shades, they arise upon us from their graves in strange, romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful light is cast around...blackrobed priest, mingled with wild forms of savage warriorsknitin close fellowshipon the samestern errand. A boundless vision grows upon us ; an untamed... | |
 | History - 1892 - 530 pages
...shades, they arise upon us from their graves in strange, romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful light is cast around...blackrobed priest, mingled with wild forms of savage warriorsknit in close fellowshipon the samestern errand. A boundless vision grows upon us ; an untamed... | |
 | Edward Thomas Davies Chambers - Québec (Province) - 1895 - 156 pages
...shades, they rise upon us from their graves in strange romantic guise. Again their ghostly campfire seems to burn, and the fitful light is cast around on lord and vassal, and black-robed priest. * * * A boundless vision grows upon us, an untamed continent, vast wastes of forest verdure ; mountains... | |
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