tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post2394233779584522092..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "The House Across The Way"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-88415479415531290672011-05-11T11:12:53.151-07:002011-05-11T11:12:53.151-07:00Thank you for visiting and commenting again, Ms. W...Thank you for visiting and commenting again, Ms. Whitmore. And thank you for the reference to "The Highwayman." I sometimes get in the mood for those late-Victorian, pre-Edwardian narrative poems -- "Lepanto" by Chesterton and "He Fell Among Thieves" by Newbolt come to mind as well.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-35511372929513521362011-05-10T07:15:40.817-07:002011-05-10T07:15:40.817-07:00A rather bleak looking house on Charles II Street,...A rather bleak looking house on Charles II Street, and a perfect accompaniment for the poem. The beat of the poem (even the mood) reminds me a little of The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes.Julie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.com