Careful Words

pall (n.)

pall (v.)

Sometime let gorgeous Tragedy

In sceptred pall come sweeping by,

Presenting Thebes, or Pelops' line,

Or the tale of Troy divine.

John Milton (1608-1674): Il Penseroso. Line 97.

O give me the sweet shady side of Pall Mall!

Charles Morris (1739-1832): Town and Country.