Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Witch-Burning (1936)
“ But there was something scornful in The way she held her head. They burned a witch in Bingham Square; Her eyes were terror-wild. She was a slight, a comely maid, No taller than a child. They bound her fast against the stake And laughed to see her fear... ”
Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Witch-Burning (1936)
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Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Witch-Burning
“ This e-text was produced from Weird Tales October 1936. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Witch-Burning By MARY ELIZABETH COUNSELMAN They burned a witch in Bingham Square Last Friday afternoon. The faggot-smoke was blacker than The shadows on the moon; The licking flames were strangely green Like fox-fire on the fen ... And she who cursed the godly folk Will never curse again. ”
