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A VISION. 



Of vampires, goblins, gbo'ts thai fright 

 Sweet timid girls, at dead of night. 

 And through their chambers for to wa'k 

 Forthwith their love-sick hearts to talk. 



'TwAS fairest Anne, around the fire — 



Its light did faintly gleam — 

 Told this vision, dark and dire. 

 Of a vampire she had seen. 

 Anne to scan 

 Thus hegan : 



One night I had a frightful dream. 

 And heard a piercing shriek 



And saw a vampire's ghastly mien. 

 All withered, pale, and weak : 



Its hrow was of a sickly hue ; 



Its eyes with ulcers sore ; 

 Upon its lips a clammy dew, 



And clotted o'er with gore. 



Methought it held a taper flame. 

 Which shewed its tainted skin ; — 



I saw its meagre livid frame. 

 And saw its ghastly grin. 



At first it gave a dismal groan. 



Mysterious to my ear, 

 And next it gave a lonely moan, 

 Which filled my breast with fear. 



Thrice it gave a mournful cry. 

 And thrice a hideous scream ; 



And when it did approach me nigh. 

 It woke me from my dream. 



'Twas midnight when I heard its yell. 



And faintly coulil I trace 

 Its hollow voice— 1 knew the knell, 



'Twas Oscar's jiallid face. 



