 Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, 'Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, ' art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient...  Little Classics: Poems, narrative - Page 148edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
 | 1845 - 778 pages
...»h»t thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian •hotel" Quoth the raven, " Nevermore." Much 1 marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so...its answer little meaning— little relevancy bore ; tot me canaot help agreeing that no living human being Ewryet was blessed with seeing bird above... | |
 | 1845 - 732 pages
...bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, " Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said,...Plutonian shore !" Quoth the raven, " Nevermore." Much 1 marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning — little... | |
 | 1845 - 688 pages
...bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, " Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said,...— Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutoman shore !" Quoth the raven, " Nevermore." Much 1 marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse... | |
 | George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Jacobs Peterson, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Robert Taylor Conrad, Joseph Ripley Chandler, Bayard Taylor - 1846 - 778 pages
...wore, " Tlmuirh Thy frtst Itt shorn and shaven thou," I said. '• art sure no criiven, Ghastly prim and ancient Raven wandering from the nightly shore...marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so Slainly, its answer little meaning — little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living... | |
 | 1845 - 424 pages
...bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, " Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said,...hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 382 pages
...bird beguiling My sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum Of the countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, Thou,' I said,...Plutonian shore !' Quoth the raven, ' Nevermore.' " « Then, methought, the air grew denser, Perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by angels whose faint... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 386 pages
...bird beguiling My sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum Of the countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, Thou,' I said,'...Night's Plutonian shore!' Quoth the raven,' Nevermore.'" " Then, methought, the air grew denser, Perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by angels whose faint... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 380 pages
...bird beguiling My sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum Of the countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, Thou,' I said,'...thy lordly name is On the Night's Plutonian shore P Quoth the raven,' Nevermore.'" " Then, methought, the air grew denser, Perfumed from an unseen censer... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1850 - 598 pages
...decorum Of the countenance it wore, " Though thy crest l>e shorn and shaven, Thou," I said, "art suie no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient raven, Wandering...Plutonian shore !" Quoth the raven " Nevermore." Much I marvell'd this ungainly Fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning — Little... | |
 | 1850 - 766 pages
...bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou, ' I said,...ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore— Tell mo what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore !' Quoth the Raven, ' Nevermore.' " Perhaps... | |
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