Ghost
The ghost of Elizabeth Hoby (1528–1609) is said to haunt the Great Hall where her portrait hangs. Legend says she wishes to repent the death of a son which she caused through punishment and neglect.
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Famous quotes containing the word ghost:
“the ghosts of the tribe
Crouch in the nights beside the ghost of a fire, they try to
remember the sunlight,
Light has died out of their skies.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“Unhand me, gentlemen.
By heaven, I’ll make a ghost of him that lets me!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)