Twas at the silent midnight hour | When all were fast asleep

DMI number:

23633

Poem Aliases

Mallet. William and Margaret.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Twas at the silent midnight hour | When all were fast asleep

Last Line:

Then laid his cheek to the cold grave | And word spake never more

Poem Genre / Form:

Quatrain abcb and Song

Themes:

Love and Supernatural

Related People

Author:

David Mallet

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Chalmers (1810) XIV: 48.

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Content/Publication

Title:

The Comic Miscellany. Vol. I. [ESTC N51175]

Page No(s):

pp.73-75

Poem Title:

Song 107. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

By Mr. Mallet.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

The sports of the muses. Or a minute's mirth for any hour of the day [vol I] [T85787] [ecco]

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pp.73-75

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Song 107. Margaret's Ghost.

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David Mallet