Autobiographical notes of the life of William Bell Scott : and notices of his artistic and poetic circle of friends, 1830 to 1882 (1892)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Minto, William, 1845-1893 · London : Osgood, McIlvaine · leaf 298
th-out meeting his eyes wide open, steadily fixed uponme. Only once he was asleep, when I made a littlepencil sketch of him. Another night, when thestorm was careering over the roof, I wrote a fewverses—not very rhythmical, but expressing what wasin my mind, so that I did not try to polish them… … ^^ ,1 ^ 4 t ^1 DAVID SCOTT 261 REQUIEM The winds are wandering all through the night,Rushing and moaning round chimney and roof;The ashes fall dead from the dull firelight,The great shadows move oer the walls aloof,While the soul of my brother recedes. Fitfully crumble the embers away ;Abroad over…
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 · Poets, English -- 19th century · Painters -- Great Britain
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