 | 1845 - 778 pages
...seeing bird above his chamber door — Birr! or bta«,t upon the sculptured bust alove his chamber door, But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust,...his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered— not a feather then he fluttered— Till I scarcely more than muttered "... | |
 | 1848 - 780 pages
...little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...his chamber door, With such name as ' Nevermore.' " Bot the raven sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...— little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no sublunary being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered — not a feather then he fluttered — Til! I scarcely more than muttered,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 688 pages
...— little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no sublunary being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...door, With such name as " Nevermore." But the raven, silting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - American literature - 1847 - 1376 pages
...thee. Compare this metre with that of Foe's " Raven •" " But the raven sitting lonely on that pallid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he would outpour. Not another word be uttered ; not a feather then he fluttered, Till at last I only muttered,... | |
 | 1847 - 722 pages
...thée. Compare this metre with that of Poe's " Raven :" " But the raven sitting lonely on that pallid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he would outpour. Not another word he uttered ; not a feather then he fluttered, Till at last I only mutlered,... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 724 pages
...detected, by those who have any knowledge of his life : — " But the Raven, sitting lonely on that 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— Till I scarcely more than muttered, 'other... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 298 pages
...little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...as " Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 308 pages
...For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird ab6vo his chamber door—• Bird or beast upon the sculptured...as " Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...sculptured Bust above his chaml>er door, With such name as " Nevermore.'* But the raven sitting lonrly On the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if...his soul in That one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he utter'd — Not a feather then he flutter'd — Till I scarcely more than muttrr'd... | |
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Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door Bird or beast... 
