The Highwayman By Alfred Noyes Part One I The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. IIFile Size: 10KB. · PART ONE I THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding— Riding—riding— . The Highwayman. Alfred Noyes - Part I. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding—. Riding—riding—. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
The Highwayman: Text of the Poem The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding-- Riding--riding-- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. Noyes' famous poem, first published in , tells the love story of a notorious highway robber and Rose, the beautiful daughter of an innkeeper. The time is before or during the American Revolution. The highwayman promises to come for Rose "by moonlight" after his next big robbery, but neither one knows that the half-witted stable man Tim is. Early years. Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams www.doorway.ru he was four, the family moved to Aberystwyth, Wales, where his father taught Latin and Greek. The Welsh coast and mountains were an inspiration to Noyes. Early career. In , he left Aberystwyth for Exeter College, Oxford, where he distinguished himself at rowing, but failed to get his degree.
The Highwayman By Alfred Noyes Part One I The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. II. The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. First Edition, hardcover, 62 pages, ISBN: Very rare, valuable First Edition. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent collectible copy of this great work of literature by Alfred Noyes. "The Highwayman" is a romantic ballad poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August issue of Blackwood's Magazine, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The following year it was included in Noyes' collection, Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems, becoming an immediate success. In it was voted 15th in the BBC's poll for "The Nation's Favourite Poems".
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