Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the... The Grave: A Poem - Page 2by Robert Blair - 1903 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Pinkerton - Literature - 1785 - 532 pages
...hears, The found of fomething purring at his heels. Full faft he flies, and dares not look behind im»j Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows; Who gather...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, .^A. That walks at dead of night, or takes bis ftand O'er fome new-open'd grave, and, ftrange... | |
| John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...hears, The found of fomething purring at his heel : Full full he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand O'er fome new-open'd grave ; and, ftrange... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...hears, The found of fomcthing purring at his .heels : Full faft he flits, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows; Who gather round, and wonder at the talc Of horrid apparition, tall and ghafily, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand O'er fomc... | |
| James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 396 pages
...Vicars, The sound of something purring at his heels. Full fast he flies, aad dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows; Who...O'er some new open'd grave ; and, strange to tell ! livaniihes at ctowing or the cock *. See yonder hallow'd fane! the pious work Of names once fam'd,... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...hears, The found of fomcthing purring at his heels. Full fafl he flies, and dares not look behind hirn, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaflly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his flan J O'er fome new open'd grave ; and, flrange... | |
| James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 412 pages
...hears, The sound oi something purring at his heels. Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows; Who...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaitly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new open'd grave i and, strange... | |
| James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1795 - 562 pages
...doctor was fo ftudious and abfent, that he knew not what he had done. Yours, &c. C 4 LETTER LETTER IV. " Who gather round, and wonder at the tale «' Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, " That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand, " O'er fome new-open'd grave : and (ftrange... | |
| 1796 - 246 pages
...hears— The found of fomething purring at his heels : Full faft he flies, and dares not look behind, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrrd apparition, tall and ghaftly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ltand O'erfome new open'd... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...apparition, tall a'ud ghastfy, ' Tha^'walks at' dead of night, or. takes its stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made widow, too, I've sometimes spy'd, Sad sight! slow moving o'er the prostrate dead: Listless,... | |
| Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 pages
...; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him., Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows j Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastlr. That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new open'd grave ; and (sirangc... | |
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