Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far,
Was pinned with a single star.


Death in Disguise (Boston edition, 1833), line 227. A number of variants are reported:

McDonald Clarke Quotes

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far, Was pinned with a single star.

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far, Was pinned with a single star.

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far, Was pinned with a single star.

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far, Was pinned with a single star.