But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you" — here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more. The Living Authors of America: 1st ser - Page 129by Thomas Powell - 1850 - 365 pagesFull view - About this book
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| Charles A. Wiley - Elocution - 1869 - 456 pages
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| William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 pages
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