In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud. So shall the fairest face appear, When youth and years are flown : Such... Poemata Latine partim reddita, partim scripta - Page 22by Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 286 pagesFull view - About this book
| David Mallet, Frederick Dinsdale - Ballads - 1857 - 440 pages
...1725, p. 49. When nil was wrapt in dark midnight, And all were fast a Bleep, Then in came NÍ arg'ret'e grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet ; Her face was like the A-pril morn, Clad in a win - try cloud, And clay-cold washer li-lyhandThatheldhersa - ble shroud.* • The version in Thomson... | |
| David Mallet, Frederick Dinsdale - Ballads - 1857 - 424 pages
...to place its author high in the lists of genius, for it is wholly his own : ' Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud ; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud.' Who, that has seen the corpse of a lovely young woman, does not... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...part of it. WILLIAM AND MARGARET. • 'Twas at the silent solemn hour, Where night and morning meet; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April mom Clad in a wintry cloud; And clay-cold was her lily hand That held her sable shroud. So... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1860 - 578 pages
...midnight, And all were fast asleep," &c. 'TWAS at the silent solemn hour, When night and morning meet ; tn glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn, £ Clad in a wintry cloud : And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shrewd.... | |
| English poets - 1862 - 622 pages
...21st April 1765. WILLIAM AND MARGARET. 'TWAS at the silent solemn hour, When night and morning meet ; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn Clad in a wintry cloud ; And clay-cold was her lily hand That held her sable shroud.... | |
| John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...race ; Xo tenth transmnter of a foolish face. SAVAGE. —The Bastard, Line 7. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud : And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud. MALLET.— Margaret's Ghost, 8 Percy Rel. 30-'. Yet no cold vot'ress... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 pages
...#Iallct. WILLIAM AND MARGARET. ?^TT^WAS at the silent solemn hour •*• When night and morning meet ; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn Clad in a wintry cloud ; And clay-cold was her lily hand That held her sable shroud.... | |
| Ballads - 1867 - 638 pages
...MARGARET'S GHOST. BY DAVID MALLET. 'TWAS at the silent, solemn hour, When night and morning meet ; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud ; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud.... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...MALLET. (1703 M76s). WILLIAM AND MARGARET. TWAS at the silent, solemn hour, When night and morning meet ; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. . Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud ; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud.... | |
| Ballads - 1871 - 692 pages
...morning meet, In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. 2 Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud. 3 So shall the fairest face appear, When youth and years are flown... | |
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