Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow... The Raven - Page viiby Edgar Allan Poe, Gustave Doré - 1996 - 53 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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