Subject: Lyr Add: Recitation - Midnight Murder From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 24 Oct 19 - 08:14 PM The Midnight Murder T'was night! the stars were shrouded in a vail of mist; a clouded canopy o'er hung the earth; the vivid lightnings and shook their fiery darts upon the earth; the deep toned thunder rolled along the vaulted sky; the elements were in wild commotion; the storm spirit howeled in the air; the winds whistled; the hail stones fell like leaden balls; the huge undulations of the ocean dashed upon the rock bound shore; and torrents leaped from the mountain tops; when the murderer sprung from his sleep less couch with vengence on his brow - murder in his heart, and the fell in- strument of distruction in his hand.
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Recitation - Midnight Murder From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Oct 19 - 08:48 PM "The Murderer"? Go for it! I'd like to see it. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Recitation - Midnight Murder From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Oct 19 - 09:52 PM Here's a version from 1838: Yankee Farmer and News Letter, Volumes 4-5, page 125 ELOQUENCE Twas night! the stars were shrouded in a veil of mist— a cloudy canopy o'erhung the earth— the vivid lightnings flashed and shook their fiery tresses in the face of heaven— the deep toned thunder rolled along the vaulted sky— the elements were in wild commotion— the storm-spirit howled in the air— the winds whistled— the hail stones fell like a shower of pearls— the huge undulations of the ocean dashed upon the rock-bound shore— torrents leaped from the mountain tops— pigs squealed— geese cackled— cattle bellowed— and George FitzGerald sprang from his sleepless couch with vengeance stamped upon his brow, murder in his heart, and the fell instrument of destruction in his hands. The storm increased— the lightnings flashed with a brighter glow— the thunder growled with a deeper energy— the wind whistled with a wilder fury— the confusion of the hour was congenial to his soul and the stormy passion that raged in his bosom— he clenched his weapon with a sterner grasp— a demoniac smile gathered on his lip— he grated his teeth, raised his arm, sprang with a yell of triumph on his victim, and relentlessly killed— a flea. Lots of versions of this at Google (click). |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Recitation - Midnight Murder From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 25 Oct 19 - 02:00 PM AWSOME - Joe Pigs - Geese - Cattle ! ! ! Sincerely, Gargoyle . THANK YOU |
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