Twas at the silent solemn hour

DMI number:

37641

Poem Aliases

Mallet. William and Margaret.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Twas at the silent solemn hour

Last Line:

And word spake never more

Poem Genre / Form:

Imitation / translation / paraphrase and Quatrain abcb

Themes:

Death, Grief / sadness / melancholy, and Supernatural[ghosts]

Related People

Author:

David Mallet

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Lonsdale (1984): 159-61. Forster (1980): 58. Chalmers (1810) XIV: 48.

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Content/Publication

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [2nd ed] [Vol 3] [T83735] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.332-334

Poem Title:

XVII. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [3rd ed] [Vol 3] [T82693] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.331-334

Poem Title:

XVI. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [4th ed] [Vol 3] [T81998] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.333-336

Poem Title:

XVI. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [Dublin] [Vol 3] [T83734] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.274-276

Poem Title:

XVI. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 3] [T84265] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.285-288

Poem Title:

XVI. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Reliques of ancient English poetry [Vol 3] [T84936] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.311-313

Poem Title:

XV. Margaret's Ghost.

Attribution:

David Mallet, Esq.

Attributed To:

David Mallet