 Behind a wide column, half breathless with fear, She crept to conceal herself there ; That instant the moon o'er a dark cloud shone clear, And she saw in the moonlight two ruffians appear, And between them a corpse did they bear.  Minor Poems, Ballads, and Joan of Arc - Page 283by Robert Southey - 1858 - 469 pagesFull view - About this book
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...appear, And between them a corpfe did they bear. ' Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdled coll ! Again the rough wind hurried by, — ] It blew off the hat of the one, and behold Even clofe to the feet of poor Mary it roll'd, — She felt, and expedted to die. " Curfe the hat !" he... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1797 - 236 pages
...a wide column half breathless with fear She crept to conceal herself there : That instant the rnoon O'er a dark cloud shone clear, And she saw in the...ruffians appear And between them a corpse did they bear. XVII. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdle cold ! • Again the rough wind hurried by, — It... | |
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...between them a corpfe did : they .. bear. ,^,'P .. с) Then Mary could feel her heart-Wood curdled cold ! Again the rough wind hurried by,— It blew off the hat of the one, and behold Even clofe to the feet of poor Mary it roll'd,— She felt, and expected to die. " Curfe the hat !" he exclaims,... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1797 - 514 pages
...ruffians appear, And between them a corpfe did they bear. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdled cold ! Again the rough wind hurried by, — It blew off the hat of the one, and behold Even clofe to the feet of poor Mary it roll'd,— She felt, and expeled to die. " Curfe the hat !" he exclaims,... | |
 | 1798 - 992 pages
...And (he l.uv in the moon-light two ruffians appear, And between them a corpfe did they bear. xvir. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdle cold !...— It blew off the hat of the one, and behold Even clofe to the feet of poor Mary it roll'd, — She felt, and expected to die. XVHI. " Curfe the hat... | |
 | Robert Southey - Botany Bay (N.S.W.) - 1799 - 226 pages
...her near. XVI. Behind a wide column half breathless with fear She crept to conceal herself there 5 That instant the moon o'er a dark cloud shone clear,...ruffians appear And between them a corpse did they bear. XVII. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdle cold ! Again the rough wind hurried by, — It blew... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...dark cloud fhone clear, And fhe faw in the moon-light two ruffians appear, And between them a corpfe did they bear. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdle cold! Again the rough wind hurry'd by — Ii blew off the hat of the one, and, behold! Even clofe to the feet of poor Mary it... | |
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...ruins distinct! j. the treai.1 Of footsteps approaching her near. Behind a wide column, half breathless with fear, She crept to conceal herself there : That...did they bear. Then Mary could feel her heart-blood curdled cold ! Again the rough wind hurried by — It blew off the hat of the one, and behold ! Even... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - Apparitions - 1814 - 240 pages
...near. Behind a white column, half breathless with fear, She crept to conceal herself there : . • That That instant the moon o'er a dark cloud shone clear,...the hat of the one*, and, behold, Even close to the foot of poor Mary it roll'd — She felt, and expected to die. " Curse the hat !" he exclaims. " Nay,... | |
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...her near. Behind a white column, half breathless with fear, She crept to conceal herself there : that That instant the moon o'er a dark cloud shone clear, And she saw in the rnoon-light two ruffians appear, And between them a corpse did they bear. Then Mary could feel her... | |
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