'The Highwayman': original poem by Alfred Noyes, a somewhat shortened version sung by Loreena McKennitt here (there's a delay in the audio on the video, so you may just want to listen to it):
And still of a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
A highwayman comes riding—
Riding—riding—
A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door.
That's how the moon looks to me, tonight, as the clouds pass in front of it so very quickly and it shines its full face upon the night.
2 comments:
Gun owners have often puzzled over this poem. If the musket was a standard full-length musket of the period, it would be impossible to reach the trigger with a finger if the muzzle was pointed at your breast. Indeed, a full-length musket would be taller than many women. The musket must have been a shortened version such as a musketoon or blunderbuss.
I don't know much about guns, but I've often wondered about that. It seemed rather short from my study of history. Thanks for your comment.
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