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I really love this part of Evangeline. I'm not finished with the whole thing but I wanted to share this with some people that I know will appreciate it.
"Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient,
Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of a woman's devotion,
List to the mournful tradition, still sung by the pines of the forest;
List to a tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy."
I'm sure there will be more quotes when I'm done. Here's a tidbit of info though: Longfellow and Hawthorne went to the same college! Must be some strain of awesome writing bacteria floatin in that water.
House of Seven Gables - A Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne, yeah, the guy who also wrote The Scarlet Letter. I've got to admit his stuff is hard to get into. It seems every sentence is charged with spirituality. So beautiful and poetically done that I find myself reading sentences over and over again. Here is a quote from the man himself on why he writes this way. It can be found in his biography written by Norman Holmes Pearson, Associate Professor of English, Yale University.
" "Everything," Hawthorne said, "has spiritual meaning, which to the literal meaning is what the soul is to the body." " I agree completely Mr. Hawthorne.
Folks this is no light read. If you want to edify both mind and spirit, pick up one of his books.
Once I get into the feel of his books though, I can usual start to read them pretty fast. It's like getting into the rhythm of a poet. Once you find it, it comes to life and becomes almost melodic.
I say this because usually I can read a book and my mind will start to wander then I'll snap back to what I was reading and realize that I had just read an entire paragraph but couldn't tell you what it's about. I'll usually just read it over again quickly and move on. But with Hawthorne's stuff I find that if my mind isn't focused I'll end up reading certain paragraphs over and over again. My mind has to be clear. No distractions. Can't sit in the same room while my husband plays video games or watches tv. No TMZ on in the background. So that's what I'm reading. Review coming soon to a blog-of-the-millennium near you.
