The legendary consisting of original pieces, principally illustrative of American history, scenery, and manners |
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The Church in the Wilderness—By the author of Hobomok
1The Valley of Silence—By William Cutter 23
The Wedding—Anonymous 26
The Exile at Rest—By the Rev. John Pierpont 35
Unwritten Poetry—By N. P. Willis 36
Descriptive Sonnets—By H. Pickering.
The Sky 53
Autumnal Picture. A Sketch 53
The Rainbow. After a Summer Tempest 54
Sunlight at Evening 54
The Clouds—By Grenville Mellen 55
The Pampas Plains of Buenos Ayres—By I. M'Lellan 59
New Oxford—By the Author of `Moral Pieces' 61
On Seeing a Beautiful Boy at Play—By N. P. Willis 78
The Haunted Grave—By E. P. Blount 80
Extract from a Journal of an Excursion from Montreal to St
Andrews—By the Author of `A Canadian Legend' 82The Annoyer—By N. P. Willis 90
The Grave of an unknown Genius—By Joseph H. Nichols 92
A Forest Scene—By H. Pickering 95
The Rapids—Anonymous 98
The Notes of our Birds—By I. M'Lellan 108
Mere Accident—By N. P. Willis 111
Vermont—Anonymous 112
The Nun—By Emma C. Manly 116
Romance in Real Life—By the Author of `Redwood' 118
The Palisadoes—By Grenville Mellen 162
The Haunted Wood—By I. M'Lellan 192
The Doomed Ship—Anonymous 194
The Indian Wife—By the Author of Hobomok 197
Angling—By I. M'Lellan 208
Ascutney—By Mrs A. M. Wells 212
Telling the Dream—By W. G. Crosby 213
The Sisters—Anonymous 216
The Bruce's Heart—By the Author of `Moral Pieces' 230
The Legend of Bethel Rock—Anonymous 233
Columbus. His Last Embarkment from the New World, a Captive—
By J. W. Miller 240The Conscript Brothers—Anonymous 243
Sachem's Hill—Anonymous 227
The Frontier House—By the Author of `Northwood' 269
The Devil's Leap—Anonymous 281
The Table of Emerald—Anonymous 284
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