The Wind Swung to the Door

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A young woman stands on a doorstep and holds up a lantern in front of her to peer into the night

And, while I paused, and pinched my e'en to mark,
The wind swung to the door, and left me in the dark.

(P. 119.)

Artist

Name:: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Dates:: 1836-1875
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Dalziel, the brothers
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: North coast, and other poems
Author:: Buchanan, Robert Williams
Publisher:: London, New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1868
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A young woman stands on a doorstep with her back to the door and holds up a lantern in front of her to peer into the night.

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