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Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Christus: A Mystery

Contents

Introitus
PART I. THE DIVINE TRAGEDY.
        
The First Passover
              I. Vox Clamantis
             II. Mount Quarantania
            III. The Marriage in Cana
             IV. In the Cornfields
              V. Nazareth
             VI. The Sea of Galilee
            VII. The Demoniac of Gadara
             VIII. Talitha Cumi
             IX. The Tower of Magdala
              X. The House of Simon the Pharisee
        
The Second Passover
              I. Before the Gates of Machaerus
             II. Herod's Banquet-Hall
            III. Under the Wall of Machaerus
             IV. Nicodemus at Night
              V. Blind Bartimeus
             VI. Jacob's Well
            VII. The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi
           VIII. The Young Ruler
             IX. At Bethany
              X. Born Blind
             XI. Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre
        
The Third Passover
              I. The Entry into Jerusalem
             II. Solomon's Porch
            III. Lord, is it I?
             IV. The Garden of Gethsemane
              V. The Palace of Caiaphas
             VI. Pontius Pilate
            VII. Barabbas in Prison
           VIII. Ecce Homo
             IX. Aceldama
              X. The Three Crosses
             XI. The Two Maries
            XII. The Sea of Galilee
         Epilogue. Symbolum Apostolorum
         First Interlude. The Abbot Joachim
        
PART II.  THE GOLDEN LEGEND
         Prologue:  The Spire of Strasburg Cathedral
          I.  The Castle of Vautsberg on the Rhine
              Courtyard of the Castle

         II.  A Farm in the Odenwald
              A Room in the Farmhouse
              Elsie's Chamber
              The Chamber of Gottlieb and Ursula
              A Village Church
              A Room in the Farmhouse
              In the Garden
        III.  A Street in Strasburg
              Square in Front of the Cathedral
              In the Cathedral
              The Nativity: A Miracle-Play               
         IV.  The Road to Hirschau
              The Convent of Hirschau in the Black Forest
              The Scriptorium
              The Cloisters
              The Chapel
              The Refectory
              The Neighboring Nunnery
          V.  A Covered Bridge at Lucerne
              The Devil's Bridge
              The St. Gothard Pass
              At the Foot of the Alps
              The Inn at Genoa
              At Sea
         VI.  The School of Salerno
              The Farm-house in the Odenwald
              The Castle of Vautsberg on the Rhine
         Epilogue. The Two Recording Angels Ascending
         Second Interlude. Martin Luther
        
PART III.  THE NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDIES.
            John Endicott
            Giles Corey of the Salem Farms
            Finale. St. John