 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 Living Authors of America: 1st ser - Page 128by Thomas Powell - 1850 - 365 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Allingham - English poetry - 1860 - 316 pages
...the wolf in the woods to-day. COLERIDGE. THE RAVEN. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume...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."... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1860 - 354 pages
...dreary, | while I | pondered, j weak and | weary, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, | sudden |-ly there | came a | tapping, As of | some one | gently | rapping, | rapping | at my j chamber | door." Measure 2d. — Trochaic of Seven Fcet, or Heptameter. " Hasten, | Lord, to | rescue... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1861 - 550 pages
...gift of soul or eye, . ; • TENTH MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION ' LESSON I.— THE RAVEN. EDGAR A. POK. I. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door — Only this and nothing more." '2.... | |
 | Simon Kerl - English language - 1861 - 372 pages
...waves come when navies are stranded."—Scott. " O'nce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, w&k and weary, O'ver many a quaint and curious volume...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. ' 'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, ' tapping at my chamber dam— Only this, and nothing mdre.' "—EA... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...and a wiser man, Be rose the morrow morn. COLERIDGE. ONCF. npon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume...tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber-door— Only this, and nothing... | |
 | Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 844 pages
...Born in Baltimore, or vicinity, in loll— Died in 1840. Onco upon a midnight dreary, while I ponderal weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume...lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there name a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "'Tis some visiter," I mutter'd,... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - Folk songs - 1861 - 540 pages
...Beauty all that beauty may be : That's May Bennett — that's my baby. WILLIAM C. BENNETT. THE RAVEN. ONCE, upon a midnight dreary, While I pondered, weak...Over many a quaint and curious Volume of forgotten lore, 297 While I nodded, nearly napping, Suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping,... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - English language - 1861 - 468 pages
...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 others respect... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...for the Lily-flower And the Christian citadel ! " Edgar Allan Poe. Born 1811. Died 1849. THE RAVEN. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." I1.... | |
 | James McGrigor Allan - 1862 - 300 pages
...illusions of our imagination. Yet we love, and admire, and reverence nature for all that. I read aloud — Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak...one gently rapping — rapping at my chamber door. Here I paused to listen, for I thought I also heard a tapping. Smiling at the strength of my own fancy,... | |
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