But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered Till I scarcely more than muttered, 'Other friends have flown... New National First[ -fifth] Reader - Page 456by Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884Full view - About this book
| Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered — not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...me, as my hopes have flown before." Then the bird sai ' " Nevermore !" Startled at the stillness, broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said... | |
| Charles Hartley - 1872 - 372 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered : not a feather then he fluttered — • Till I scarcely...have flown before." Then the bird said " Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, " Doubtless," said I, " what it utters is... | |
| Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered — not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...have flown before." Then the bird said "Nevermore," Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1995 - 60 pages
...Plutonian-deafh/y ungainly-c/umsy discourse-speech relevancy-/mporfance But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul...have flown before." Then the bird said "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Jay Parini - 1995 - 788 pages
...placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—...have flown before." Then the bird said "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Fredric Lown, Judith W. Steinbergh - 1996 - 194 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered — not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...have flown before." Then the bird said, "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Various - 1996 - 496 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered; not a feather then he fluttered; Till I scarcely more...morrow he will leave me as my hopes have flown before." 60 Then the bird said, "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless,"... | |
| L. W. De Laurence - 1998 - 432 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour, Nothing further then he uttered; not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...have flown before. Then the bird said "Nevermore!" Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Robert X. Leeds - 1999 - 366 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...have flown before." Then the bird said, "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pages
...That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered — not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more...have flown before." Then the bird said "Nevermore." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
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