Ann (Ward) Radcliffe. 1764-1823. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Ann (Ward) Radcliffe. (1764–1823)

Fate sits on these dark battlements and frowns,
And as the portal opens to receive me,
A voice in hollow murmurs through the courts
Tells of a nameless deed. 1

Note 1.
These lines form the motto to Mrs. Radcliffe’s novel, “The Mysteries of Udolpho,” and are presumably of her own composition. [back]

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