"Eldritch" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... ails, And moans in many a sunless fall; And, o'er the melancholy, trails The black crow's eldritch call. ...
— Poems • Madison Cawein
... heavy vapor, threw an eldritch shimmer upon the little group that silently bore the body of the martyred Lazaro from the old church late that night to the dreary cemetery on the hill. Jose took but a reluctant part in the proceedings. ...
— Carmen Ariza • Charles Francis Stocking
... decoration, is at this time doubtful. A visage of more than ordinary size projected from between a pair of shoulders that nearly overlooked the lower rim of his cap. A sort of dubious leer was its predominant expression, heightened ever and anon by a broad laugh, the eldritch shout of which first announced itself to the ear of the pilgrim. Matted and shaggy, the twisted locks hung wildly about his brow, whilst a short and frizzled beard served as a scanty covering to his chin. A "Sheffield whittle" stuck in his baldric; and ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby
... that you will dare to hold speech with that evil hag," said Ailsa. "'Tis our own good fortune if she have not already cast her eldritch spells upon us both." ...
— The Thirsty Sword • Robert Leighton |
