 | David Mallet - 1728 - 88 pages
...Midnight-Hour, When All were faft afleep ; In glided Margaret's grimly Ghoft, And flood at William's Feet. Her Face was like an April Morn, Clad in a wintry Cloud : And Clay-cold was hex Lilly Hand, That held her fable Shroud. K a So So fhall the faireft Face appear,... | |
 | 1782 - 516 pages
...hour A When night and morning meet, In glided Marg'ret's grimly ghoft, And flood 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 fable fkroud. So mail the faireft face appear When youth... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...JL When night and morning meet ; In glided MARGARET'S grimly ghoft, And flood at WILLIAM'S feet. II. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud : And clay-cold was her lilly-hand, That held her fable fhroud. III. So (hall the faireft face appear, When... | |
 | 1785 - 320 pages
...feet. When night and morning meet | ir. And clay-cold was her Hlly-hand, That held her fable fhroud. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud : III. So fhall the fairef t face appear, When youth and year* are flown : Such is the robe that kings... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 504 pages
...and. fhadowy refemblances, which it is the province of a vivid ima> giaation to bring together. • Her face was like an April morn Clad in a wint'ry cloud.' * Bright hair on the white bofom of a nymph is at leaft a Jike a funbeam on the bell of a lily, as... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1790 - 466 pages
...dark midnight And all were faft atleep. In glided MARGARET'S grimly ghoft And flood 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 fable Ihroud. So fhall the fairen face appear, When youth... | |
 | 1788 - 404 pages
...flowers, is unequalled ; but they are frequently overcaft with clouds, and chilled by rough wintry blafts. Her face was like an April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud; fays the beautiful ballad of Margartfs Ghofl. This month gives the moft perfeft image of Spring ; for... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pages
...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. So shall the fairest face appear, When youth... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 454 pages
...youthful beauty, paled and fhadowed over by death, and a vernal dayfpring, which rifes cold and rainy ; Her face was like an April morn Clad in a wintry cloud: yet when Poetry connects them, we arc immediately fenfihle of their intercfting affinity. Death itfelf... | |
 | Sophia Lee - 1804 - 378 pages
...my eyes, when, lo ! " In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet !" * * * * « " Her face was like an April morn. Clad in a wintry cloud," In plain English, I beheld Miss Rivers, or Mrs. I forget her detestable new name; her complexion white... | |
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So shall the fairest face appear, When youth and years are flown : Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. 
