This song of Hiawatha first appeared in 1855, in which Mr. Longfellow has woven together the beautiful traditions of the American Indians into one grand and delightful epic poem.
Here is the respected doctor, jailed for swindling; here is the chaste wife, rapt with desire; here is the pastor, angry and resentful; here is the quiet man, filled with unrequited love and devotion.
This song of Hiawatha first appeared in 1855, in which Mr. Longfellow has woven together the beautiful traditions of the American Indians into one grand and delightful epic poem.
Now substantially revised by translator Edward Snow, this bilingual edition of The Book of Images contains a number of Rilke's previously untranslated poems, as well as many of his best -loved lyrics.