...with amazed curiosity to know what the being would say. " Then, from those cavernous eyes, Pale fires seemed to rise As when the Northern skies Gleam in December ; And, like the water's ilow Under December's snow, Came a dull voice of woe From the heart's chamber." And now, with a deep...

...! thou fearful guest ! Who, with thy hollow breast Slill in rude armor drest, Comest to daunt rne! Wrapt not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless...Stretched, as if asking alms, Why dost thou haunt rne ?" Then, from those cavernous eyes Pale flashes seemed to rise, As when the Northern skies Gleatn...

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...purpose hereafter explained. " Speak ! speak ! thou fearful guest ! Who, with thy hollow breast Slill ia rude armor drest, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapt not in...thou haunt me?" Then, from those cavernous eyes Pale Hashes seemed to rise, As when the Northern skies Gleam in December ! And, like the water's flow Under...

...up at Fall River clad in complete armour. These are the facts, now look at the poetry : — Speak ! speak ! thou fearful guest Who, with thy hollow breast Still in rude armour drest, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapt not iu Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless palms Stretched,...

...facts are the groundwork of the story. In the first stanzas the poet addresses the skeleton : "Speak! speak! thou fearful guest? Who, with thy hollow breast Still in rude armour dress'd, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapp'ri not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless palms Streteh'd...

...nothing but a wind-mill ; and nobody could mistake it, but one who had the like in his head.' ] ' SPEAK ! speak ! thou fearful guest ! Who, with thy hollow breast Still in rude armour drest, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapt not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless palms Stretched,...

...dress'd, Comcst to daunt me ! Wrapp'd not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshiess palms Stretch'd as if Asking alms, Why dost thou haunt me?" Then, from those cavernous eyes Pale flashes seemM to rise, Aa when the northern skies Gleam in December! And, like the water's flow Under Decemher's...

...nothing but a wind-mill ; and nobody could mistake it, but one who had the like in his head.' ] ' SPEAK ! speak ! thou fearful guest ! Who, with thy hollow breast Still in rude armour drest, Comest to daunt me ! Wrapt not in Eastern balms, But with thy fleshless palms Stretched,...

...stolen my pocketbook with more than two hundred dollars in it. Search the villain while 1 hold him ! " Then from those cavernous eyes Pale flashes seemed...rise, As when the northern skies Gleam in December ! "Man, you are mad!" said he, "to charge such a crime on an old man like me. Search me and see, for...