But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore, What... Gems of Thought, and Flowers of Fancy - Page 96edited by - 1855 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jay Parini - 1995 - 788 pages
...fancy into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1995 - 60 pages
...velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancv unto fancv, thinking what this ominous bird of vore— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Fredric Lown, Judith W. Steinbergh - 1996 - 194 pages
...sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Various - 1996 - 496 pages
...burden bore Of 'Never — nevermore.' '' Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking 70 Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Ḥayim Gordon - 2000 - 146 pages
...sad soul into smiling. Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking...ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." In a mood of anxiety a person may sink into a linking of fancy unto fancy, thinking ominous... | |
| Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pages
...fancy into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 2000 - 678 pages
...seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking 70 Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
| Robert X. Leeds - 1999 - 366 pages
...sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what his ominous bird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant... | |
| Thomas Streissguth - 2001 - 116 pages
...Pallas, a figure from ancient Greek mythology. The bird can speak only one word: "Nevermore!" Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." The air in the room grows thick. The narrator screams angrily at the bird and demands... | |
| Paul Negri - 2002 - 146 pages
...cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird...gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes... | |
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