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did you really walk," said I,
 * "On such a wretched night?

I always fancied Ghosts could fly— If not exactly in the sky,
 * Yet at a fairish height."

"It's very well," said he, "for Kings
 * To soar above the earth:

But Phantoms often find that wings— Like many other pleasant things—
 * Cost more than they are worth.

"Spectres of course are rich, and so
 * Can buy them from the Elves:

But we prefer to keep below— They're stupid company, you know.
 * For any but themselves;