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A classic poem about a doomed romance between a highwayman and a landlord's daughter. Read the full text, analysis, and historical context of this Victorian ballad.
The poem, set in 18th-century rural England, tells the story of an unnamed highwayman who is in love with Bess, a landlord's daughter. Betrayed to the authorities by Tim, a jealous ostler, the highwayman escapes ambush when Bess sacrifices her life to warn him.
A classic ballad about a doomed lover and a highwayman who meet by moonlight and die for each other. Read the full poem, its themes, poetic form, and historical context.
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- October 9, 1995
- Poetry Analyst And Editor
The Highwayman. Alfred Noyes. 1880 –. 1958. 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—.
Aug 23, 2016 · Join us for a reading of the complete narrative poem "The Highwayman" by poet and writer Alfred Noyes. Tune: "Mist Covered Mountains of Home", trad. Irish. Welcome to the Barrow Bookstore...
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The Highwayman is an American action-adventure-themed television series starring Sam J. Jones, set in "the near future." It was created by Glen A. Larson and Douglas Heyes. The pilot aired in September 1987 and was followed by a short-lived series of nine episodes, with significant changes to the cast and format, that ran from March until May 1988.
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The Highwayman Lyrics. 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...
