 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 raven, wandering from the nightly...  Tales of Mystery, Imagination and Humour ... - Page 225by Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 479 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...a minute stopped or stayed he; Hut, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber doorPerched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door —...said, " art sure no craven, Ghastly, grim and ancient Haven, wandering from the Nightly shore — Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian... | |
 | 1845 - 778 pages
...he ; not an instant stopped or niyed be ; Bat, wjth mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door — Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above...this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, Bj the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, ''Thoojh thy crest be shorn and shaven,... | |
 | 1848 - 780 pages
...not an instant stopped or 34 Edgar A. Poe. But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door — Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above...— Perched, and sat, and nothing more. "Then this ebon bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it... | |
 | 1850 - 762 pages
...minute stopped or stayed he ; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber doorPerched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door —...countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and eharen, thou,' I paid, ' art sure no craven. Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly... | |
 | 1850 - 766 pages
...made he ; not a minute stopped or stayed he ; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door— Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my...beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stem decorum of the countenance it wore, • Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, '... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...he ; Not an instant stopped or stayed he ; But, with mien of lord or lady, Perched above my chamber door — Perched upon a bust of Pallas Just above...chamber door — Perched, and sat, and nothing more." The last stanza is very felicitous. How visibly the poet's intention to produce effect by the outer... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...Perch'd above my chamber door — Perch'd upon a bust of Pallas Just above my chamber door — Perch'd, and sat, and nothing more. Then this ebony bird beguiling...grim and ancient raven, Wandering from the Nightly shoreTell me what thy lordly name is On the Night's Plutonian shore !" Quoth the raven " Nevermore."... | |
 | 1852 - 620 pages
...made he ; not a minute stopped or stayed he ; But with mien of Lord or Lady, perched above my chamber door — Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above...countenance it wore, ' Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thour' I said, ' art sure no craven, Ghastly, grim, and ancient Raven, wandering from the nightly shore,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door — Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above...chamber door — Perched and sat, and nothing more. 8. Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and slern decorum of the... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853 - 522 pages
...above my chamber door. In the two stanzas which follow, the design is more obviously carried out: — Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling...grim and ancient Raven wandering from the nightly shoreTell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore V Quoth the Raven " Nevermore."... | |
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