I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core; This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, But whose... American Poems (1625-1892) - Page 221edited by - 1912 - 669 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1845 - 732 pages
...velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, But M-tvo"o volvot vinlpf lining with... | |
| 1845 - 688 pages
...this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This Г sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| 1847 - 434 pages
...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, bat no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On .the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, Bat whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| 1855 - 724 pages
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore, Meant in croaking ' Never mote.' This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining, that the lamp light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore — Meant in croaking " Nevermore." 12. This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining, with... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 298 pages
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Never more." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853 - 522 pages
...velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous hird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1853 - 188 pages
...this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore, Meant in croaking, " Nevermore." XIII. This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous...syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burn 'd into my bosom's core; This, and more, I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the... | |
| 1854 - 80 pages
...velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy upon fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore, What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp Hght gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining, with... | |
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