...something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies, and dares not look hehind him, Till, out of hreath, he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new open'd grave; and(strange to tell!) L vanishes at crowing of the cock." BLAIR'S " Grave.' IT having...

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...till, summoning his fleeting energies, he dashes with spasmodic violence from the scene — " Full iast he flies, and dares not look behind him, 'Till, out...the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly." The swift motions of the serpent half seen in the darkness, could not, surely, be accomplished without...

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...seized on all his limbs, His eyes datorud grew, his visage— pale; I lis speech forsook him ! Full feat he flies, and dares not look behind him ; Till, out...overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the lots of horrid apparitions. Came, old sir,— here's the place— stand still ; I low fearful 'tis...

...seized on all his limbs, His eyes distorted grew, his visage— pale; His sptxh forsook him ! Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him ; Till, out...overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at th« lots of horrid apparition*. Come, old sir,— here's the place— stand still ; llc.w fearful...

...distorted grew, his visage—pale; His speech forsook him! Full fast he Sics, and dares not look l-lr.nd him; Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the lots of horrid apparitions. Come, old sir,—here's the place—stand still; How fearful 'tis to cast...

...dinners and bride-ales, long ago, may have made way for the wild legend of the sea, or fearful anecdote " Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night — or takes its stand O'er some new opened grave, and, strange to tell, Evanishes at crowing of the cock ;" and...

...visage— po&; His spttch forsook him ! Full fast he nies, and dares not look bthinj him; ' Till, out 01 breath, he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the lots of horrid apparitions. Come, old sir, — here's the place — stand still ; How fearful 'lis...

...hears, The sound of something purring at his heels. Full fast he flies, and dares not look hehiud, Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Who...(strange to tell) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The love of the supernatural is an ingredient in every mind; we all give much of our regard to the...