Acadia / or, A Month with the Blue NosesFrederic S. Cozzens
Acadia / or, A Month with the Blue Noses
Frederic S. Cozzens
Travel
Book language: English
185 pages
Acadia; or, A Month with the Blue Noses is a 19th-century travelogue by Frederic S. Cozzens. It recounts a month among the people and scenery of Acadia, mixing sightseeing with light social observation. Listen for its period voice and gentle humor about travel in the Maritime region.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
This, with the antique kirtle and picturesque petticoat is an Acadian portrait. "This, with the antique kirtle and picturesque petticoat is an Acadian portrait." PAGE 56. There is nothing modern in the face or drapery of this figure. She might have stepped out of Normandy a century ago. "There is nothing modern in the face or drapery of this figure. She might have stepped out of Normandy a century ago." PAGE 40. ACADIA; or, A MONTH WITH THE BLUE NOSES. by FREDERIC S. COZZENS, author of "sparrowgrass papers." This is Acadia—this is the land That weary souls have sighed for; This is Acadia—this is the land Heroic hearts have died for: Yet, strange to tell, this promised land Has never been applied for! Porter. NEW YORK: DERBY & JACKSON, 119 NASSAU STREET.
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