When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

Evangeline. Part i. 1.

Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

Evangeline. Part i. 3.

And as she looked around, she saw how Death the consoler,

Laying his hand upon many a heart, had healed it forever.

Evangeline. Part ii. 5.

God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting.[616:1]

The Courtship of Miles Standish. iv.

Into a world unknown,—the corner-stone of a nation![616:2]