Twas at the silent solemn hour

DMI number:

21778

Poem Aliases

Mallet. William and Margaret.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Twas at the silent solemn hour

Last Line:

And word spoke never more

Poem Genre / Form:

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:

A collection of the most esteemed pieces of poetry [T124631] [ecco]

Page No(s):

pp.77-80

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

By David Mallet, Esq;

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

A collection of the most esteemed pieces of poetry [T144726] [ecco]

Page No(s):

pp.71-74

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

By David Mallet, Esq;

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

A select collection of modern poems moral and philosophical [T62266]

Page No(s):

pp.155-157

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

Mallet. [contents page]

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

Poems on moral and divine subjects by several celebrated English poets [T121853]

Page No(s):

pp.262-265

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

Mallet.

Attributed To:

David Mallet

Title:

The union: or select scots and english poems [T133850] [ecco]

Page No(s):

pp.148-151

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

By Mr. Mallet.

Attributed To:

David Mallet