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The straw yard led into the court before the stables, and so into the main court. All this way I heard no sound, nor spied so much as a speck of light in any window. The house door was clos'd, and the bar fastened on the great gate across the yard. I turn'd the corner to explore the third side of the house.
They clos'd full fast on ev'ry side, No Slackness there was found. And many a gallant Gentleman Lay gasping on the Ground. With that there came an Arrow keen Out of an English Bow, Which struck Earl Dowglas to the Heart A deep and deadly Blow. AEneas was wounded after the same Manner by an unknown Hand in the midst of a Parly.
But now the gay delightful scene is o'er, And that sweet form must glad our world no more; Relentless death has stop'd the tuneful tongue, And clos'd those eyes, for all, but death, too strong, Blasted that face where ev'ry beauty bloom'd, And to Eternal Rest the graceful Mover doom'd." In writing which Savage almost justified his existence. No. 44.
There is a Story in the 'Arabian Nights Tales' of a King who had long languished under an ill Habit of Body, and had taken abundance of Remedies to no purpose. At length, says the Fable, a Physician cured him by the following Method: He took an hollow Ball of Wood, and filled it with several Drugs; after which he clos'd it up so artificially that nothing appeared.
Those Eyes that gave this speaking life to thine, Those lovely Eyes are clos'd in endless darkness; There's not a Star in all the face of Heaven, But now out-shines those Suns: Suns at Noon-day dispens'd not kindlier influence.
With sealing-wax and the Governor's seal, that lay handy, I clos'd up the King's letter, and sticking it in my breast, caught down the bunch of keys and made for the door. The hall was void. I snatch'd down a cloak and heavy broad-brimm'd hat from one of the pegs, and donning them, slipp'd back the bolts of the heavy door. It opened without noise.
Then president made a short Latin speech, importing the difficulties discouraging, and yet that he did accept: ... Clos'd with the hymn to the Trinity. Had a very good dinner upon 3 or 4 tables.... Got home very well. Hist. Nor did Dudley fail to provide the new executive with fit support.
The mischief was done about the time that you were a scholar there. Do you know any thing about the unfortunate relic? Where were ye, Nymphs, when the remorseless deep Clos'd o'er the head of your loved Lycidas?
Here's an hour to send a grandfatherly man a-groping for a keg o' powder!" A wheezy cough clos'd the sentence, as a key was with difficulty fitted in the lock. "Ugh ugh! Sure, the lock an' I be a pair, for stiff joints." The door creak'd back against me, and a shaft of light pierc'd the darkness.
We were outside the Castle. With what relief I lean'd back as the Castle gates clos'd behind us! And with what impatience at our slow pace I sat upright again next minute! The wheels rumbled over the bridge, and immediately we were rolling easily down hill, through a street of some importance: but by this time the shutters were up along the shop fronts and very few people abroad.
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