Night with all her negro train, Took possession of the plain; In an hearse she rode reclin'd. Drawn by screech-owls slow and blind: Close to her, wit… - Christopher Smart

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Night with all her negro train,
Took possession of the plain;
In an hearse she rode reclin'd.
Drawn by screech-owls slow and blind:
Close to her, with printless feet,
Crept Stillness in a winding sheet.

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About Christopher Smart

Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771), otherwise known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack Smart", was an English poet.

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Alternative Names: Mrs Mary Midnight Ebenezer Pentweazle Mary Midnight
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