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Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight

Lee and Shepard 1882 edition. Drawn and Engraved by F. T. Merrill and E. H. Garrett under the supervision of George T. Andrew.

One of the most popular poems of the 19th century, and reputedly a favorite of Queen Victoria, this work has fallen into relative obscurity. It went through countless editions, and this edition is notable for its many engravings.

Thorpe wrote this verse in trochaic heptameter, which has a very classic and dramatic cadence. I have included the entire text of the poem below the last image.

Date: 08/12/2008
Owner: Old Book Art
Size: 25 items
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Cover
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Cover

A bell tolls among vines and decorative motifs.

Date: 08/12/2008
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Cover Detail
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Cover Detail

Close up of the bell, with its rope, clapper and a decorative edging.

Date: 08/12/2008
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Frontispiece
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Frontispiece

The young woman Bessie dressed in fine clothes and jewels, bordered by cherubs and angels.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"England's sun was slowly setting"
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"England's sun was slowly setting"

Trees and buildings against the evening sky. People gather the harvest.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"With its walls so tall and gloomy"
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"With its walls so tall and gloomy"

The prison tower set against the darkening sky.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"He with steps so slow and weary; she with sunny, floating hair"
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"He with steps so slow and weary; she with sunny, floating hair"

Bessie begs the sexton not to ring the bell.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"Doomed this very night to die"

"Doomed this very night to die"

Basil Underwood sits in his prison cell.

Date: 08/12/2008
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Ornamental Pendant
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Ornamental Pendant

Date: 08/12/2008
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"From that gloomy, shadowed tower"
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"From that gloomy, shadowed tower"

The prison lies beyond a pond and a stone bridge.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"Curfew bell must ring to-night"
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"Curfew bell must ring to-night"

THe Sexton refuses.

Date: 08/12/2008
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"At the ringing of the curfew"
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"At the ringing of the curfew"

Three judges proclaiming, "At the ringing of the curfew, Basil Underwood must die."

Date: 08/12/2008
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"Sprang within the old church-door"
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"Sprang within the old church-door"

View of the door.

Date: 08/12/2008
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