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Fragment: ‘The Death Knell Is Ringing’

Fragment: Beauty’s Halo.

[Published by Mr. C.D. Locock, “Examination”, etc, 1903.]

Thy beauty hangs around thee like
Splendour around the moon—
Thy voice, as silver bells that strike
Upon

(‘This reads like a study for “Autumn, A Dirge”’ (Locock). Might it not be part of a projected Fit v. of “The Fugitives”?—ED.)

[Published by Mr. C.D. Locock, “Examination”, etc., 1903.]

The death knell is ringing
The raven is singing
The earth worm is creeping
The mourners are weeping
Ding dong, bell— _5