Alfred Noyes

Alfred Noyes CBE (16 September 1880 – 25 June 1958) was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".

Read more about Alfred Noyes:  Early Years, First Marriage and America, War, Middle Years, Second Marriage and Catholicism, The Torch-Bearers, The Last Man, Later Years, The Accusing Ghost, Death

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    The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
    And the highwayman came riding—
    Riding—riding—
    The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
    —Alfred Noyes (1880–1958)