When all was wrapped in dark midnight

DMI number:

2648

Poem Aliases

Mallet. William and Margaret.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

When all was wrapped in dark midnight

Last Line:

And word spake never more

Poem Genre / Form:

Quatrain abab and Song

Themes:

Sex / relations between the sexes and Supernatural

Related People

Author:

David Mallet

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Chalmers (1810) XIV: 48.

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Content/Publication

Title:

A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol III] [2nd ed] [ESTC N395]

Page No(s):

pp.218-220

Poem Title:

XL. William and Margaret.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol III] [ESTC N940]

Page No(s):

pp.218-220

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant... Vol. III. [N941]

Page No(s):

pp.218-220

Poem Title:

William and Margaret.

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Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

Miscellaneous poems, by several hands [T117257]

Page No(s):

pp.38-46

Poem Title:

William and Margaret. A Ballad.

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Title:

The Choice [?not Suarez?] [T59141] [ecco]

Page No(s):

pp.190-193

Poem Title:

Song CLVII.

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