| Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...the dawn of day appear'd, In Cumnor Hall so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...was heard to call, And thrice the raven flapp'd its wing Around the tow'rs of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd... | |
| Ballads, English - 1814 - 328 pages
...to ring, An aerial voiee was heard to eall, And thriee the raven flapp'd its wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd on the green ; "Woe was the hour — for never more That hapless Countess e'er was seen.... | |
| Robert Laneham - English drama - 1821 - 158 pages
...Cunmor Hall, so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of moi tal fcai. The death-bell thrice was heard to ring, An aerial...The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shattei'd on the green ; Woe was the hour — lor never more That hapless Countess e'er was seen. And... | |
| Hugh Usher Tighe - Cumner - 1821 - 100 pages
...the dawn of day appear'd, In Cumner Hall so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...was heard to call ; And thrice the raven flapp'd its wing Around the tow'rs of Cumner Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shattered... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 414 pages
...horses in the Queen's name, when those which they rode became unfit for sfirvice. 364 CHAPTER XLI. The death-bell thrice was heard to ring . An aerial voice was heard to call ; And thrice the raven flapped its wing , Around the towers of Cumnor-halL Mickle. WE are now to return to that part of our... | |
| Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1821 - 340 pages
...pressing horses in the Queen's name when those which they rode became unfit for service. CHAPTER XXIV. The death-bell thrice was heard to ring An aerial voice was heard to call : And thrice the raven flapped its wing, Around the towers of Cumnor-hall Mckle. WE are now to return to that part of our... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...the dawn of day appear'd, In Cumnor Hall so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...was heard to call, And thrice the raven flapp'd its wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 470 pages
...the dawn of day appear'd, In Cumnor Hall so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...was heard to call, And thrice the raven flapp'd its wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...'ie dawn of day appear'd, In Cumnor Hall so lone and drear, Full many a piercing scream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...was heard to call, And thrice the raven flapp'd its wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...the dawn of day appeared, In Cumuor Hall, so lone and drear, Full immy a piercing »cream was heard, And many a cry of mortal fear. The death-bell thrice...aerial voice was heard to call, And thrice the raven flapped his wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howled at village door, The oaks were... | |
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