I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core; This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, — But whose... The Irish Quarterly Review - Pagina 5741855Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1871 - 476 pagine
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore !" This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining, which the lamp-light gloated o'er, She shall... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pagine
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore — Meant in croaking "Nevermore !" This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core ; Tliis and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1871 - 200 pagine
...more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, nevermore ! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer... | |
| 1872 - 900 pagine
...this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore — Meant in croaking ' ' Nevermore ! " lamplight gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining, with the lamplight gloating o'er, She shaU... | |
| Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 pagine
...— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet, violet lining, with the lamp-light gloating o'er, She shall... | |
| Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pagine
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore — Meant in croaking " Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining, with the lamplight gloating o'er, She shall... | |
| Anna Randall Diehl - 1872 - 460 pagine
...— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall... | |
| Charles Hartley - 1872 - 372 pagine
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall... | |
| 1872 - 514 pagine
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore ! " This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl, whose fiery eyes now burn'd into my bosom's core ; This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's... | |
| Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pagine
...— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore." This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing...reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er, Then, methought,... | |
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