 Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and. curious volume of forgotten lore — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " "Tis...  Little Classics - Page 145edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - 1855 - 530 pages
...thee, Than sully even chains by a struggle like this. LESSON CLXXII. The Haven. — EDGAR A. POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapAs of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. '"Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...From pi ¡ef and groan, to a golden ihrone, beside the King of Heaven." тле ЖАТКИ. Once u] ion a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,...of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, tuJdenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "Tia some... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...ethereal dances, By what eternal streams. THE RAVEX. Ovcx upon a midnight dreary, While I ponder'd. weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious Volume...I nodded, nearly napping, • Suddenly there came а ta|>ping, As of some one gently rapping, Rapping at my chamber dour. " "i'is some visiter," I mutter'd,... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...more quoted, as it is, without doubt, the best specimen of Poe's lyrical power :— THE RAVEN. ' Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door ; " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber-door — Only this, and nothing more."... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1856 - 362 pages
...I | pondered, | weak and | weary, Over | many d \ quaint and | curious \ volume | of for| -gotten | lore, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, | sudden|-ly...of | some one | gently | rapping, | rapping | at my | chamber | door." Measure 2d. — Trochaic of Seven Feet, or Heptameter. " Hasten, | Lord, to | rescue... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1856 - 358 pages
...trochaics often occur in the same poem. Measure 1st. — Trochaic of Eight Feet, or Octometer. "Once up|-on a | midnight | dreary, | while I | pondered,...Over | many a \ quaint and | curious \ volume | of for] -gotten | lore, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, ¡ sudden|-ly there | came a | tapping,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...iron chain ; It maketh even the little child with heavy sighs complain. THE KAVEN. BY EDQAR POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and...tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " "Pis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...died in 1849. 1. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd weak and weary, Over many a tquaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded,...tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door, '"Tis some visitor," I mutter'd, "tapping at my chamber door; Only this and nothing more."... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 470 pages
...we hope to enjoy rest neverending rest rest in which are concentrated all conceivable pleasures — Suddenly there came a tapping as of some one gently rapping rapping at my chamber door —Lochiel Lochiel beware of the day UNDER RULE XVI. We must respect ourselves to have... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...must work, and women must weep, And the sooner it's over and the sooner to sleep ; THE RAVEN. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber-door, Only this, and nothing more." Then... | |
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