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Mar 8, 2021 · Below are a few of my favorite examples of early vampire poems: Detail of “So halfway from her bed she rose/ And on her elbow did recline/ to look at the Lady Geraldine.” from Christabel, The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang. Illustrations by H. J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1891. Originally written in ...
Translated by - Jacques LeClercq Metamorphoses of the Vampire Meanwhile from her red mouth the woman, in husky tones, Twisting her body like a serpent upon hot stones And straining her white breasts from their imprisonment, Let fall these words, as potent as a heavy scent: "My lips are moist and yielding, and I know the way To keep the antique ...
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Oct 25, 2023 · The Vampyre by James Clerk Maxwell: An early poetic parody mocking traditional Gothic vampire lore and stereotypes. Written in a humorous style. The Vampire Bride by Henry Thomas Liddell: A horrific tale about a man’s bride who turns out to be a life-draining, murderous vampire. He realizes the truth only after their wedding.
Mar 10, 2011 · The Vampire by Rudyard Kipling. A fool there was and he made his prayer. (Even as you and I!) To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair. (We called her the woman who did not care), But the fool he called her his lady fair. (Even as you and I!) Oh the years we waste and the tears we waste. And the work of our head and hand,
May 22, 2024 · To make your bed and your domain. Of my humiliated mind. – Infamous bitch to whom I’m bound. Like the convict to his chain, Like the stubborn gambler to the game, Like the drunkard to his wine, Like the maggots to the corpse, – Accurst, accurst be you! I begged the swift poniard.
Jan 12, 2016 · The epic poem "Thalaba the Destroyer," by Robert Southey, is considered to be first appearance of a vampire in English literature. Thalaba, the hero, is confronted by Oneiza, his recently-deceased ...
Oct 21, 2009 · Vampire Poems - But first, on earth as vampire sent,Thy corse shall from its tomb be rent:Then ghastly haunt thy native place,And suck the blood of all thy race...From The Giaour [Unquenched, unquenchable] by Lord Byron The Vampire by Madison Julius CaweinA lily in a twilight place...
