Introduction to Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
by Henry Longfellow

This is the forest primeval.
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
Bearded with moss, and in garments green,
indistinct in the twilight,
Stand like Druids of the eld,
with voices sad and prophetic,
Stand like harpers hoar,
with bears that rest on their bosoms.
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(Promo image created for  Brittany Warman and Sara Cleto of The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.)