Historical & Legendary Ballads & Songs By Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by J. Whistler, F. Walker, John Tenniel, J. D. Watson, W. Small, F. Sandys, G. J. Pinwell, T. Morten, M. J. Lawless, and many others |
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Twilight in a Tudor Ruin.
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Twilight in a Tudor Ruin.
There were ladies dancing in the upper chambers,
There were ladies dancing in the lower hall,
Where the wax lights—silvery, long, and taper—
Made the gold threads of the scented silken hangings
Gleam and glisten, shine and sparkle, as they waved upon the wall.
There were ladies dancing in the lower hall,
Where the wax lights—silvery, long, and taper—
Made the gold threads of the scented silken hangings
Gleam and glisten, shine and sparkle, as they waved upon the wall.
Gold and crimson were the bands of the retainers,
With red feathers half a yard or so, or more,
Silver badges on their breasts they stately bore;
And behind them stared the Cæsars from the hangings,
And Abraham, and Moses, and the Jewish kings of yore.
With red feathers half a yard or so, or more,
Silver badges on their breasts they stately bore;
And behind them stared the Cæsars from the hangings,
And Abraham, and Moses, and the Jewish kings of yore.
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