A rushlight was placed on the cold hearth-stone,
And we left him alone in his glory!
R. Harris Barham.
THE MARRIAGE OF SIR JOHN
SMITH
NOT a sigh was heard, nor a funeral tone,
As the man to his bridal we hurried;
Not a woman discharged her farewell groan,
On the spot where the fellow was married.
We married him just about eight at night,