 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...  The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: Poems and tales - Page 7by Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1853 - 188 pages
...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...my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." B n. Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...unfortunate and unhappy author. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd weak and While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamberdoor — Only this, and nothing... | |
 | 1854 - 380 pages
...napping, Suddenly there came a tapping, Bapping at my chamber door. " Tie some visitor," I mnttcr'd, " Tapping at my chamber door— .Only this, and nothing...December, And each separate dying ember Wrought its ghoet upon the floor. Eagerly 1 wish'd the morrow ; Vainly 1 had tried to borrow From my books surcease... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...ponder'd, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious Volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, Suddenly there came a tapping, As...Rapping at my chamber door. „Tis some visiter," I mutter'd, ,,Tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember,... | |
 | 1854 - 80 pages
...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...gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door; " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." Ah ! distinctly... | |
 | 1854 - 562 pages
...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...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." I refilled my pipe, and cast an uneasy glance around, expecting to see the " ghastly, grim, and ancient... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - 1855 - 490 pages
...ponder' d, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As...gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door; "'Tis some visitor," I mutter' d, "tapping at my chamber door — Ah ! distinctly I remember it was in the bleak... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume 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 visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." All,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...rapping, Rapping at my chamber dour. " "i'is some visiter," I mutter'd, "' Tapping at my chamber iloor — Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember, It was in the bleak Deccml>er, And each separate dying ernlxr Wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wieh'd the morrow... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1856 - 362 pages
...weary, Over | many d \ quaint and | curious \ volume | of for| -gotten | lore, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, | sudden|-ly there | came a | tapping,...gently | rapping, | rapping | at my | chamber | door." Measure 2d. — Trochaic of Seven Feet, or Heptameter. " Hasten, | Lord, to | rescue | me, and | set... | |
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