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Page 6148
... door I pushed . - - or so I dreamed - - Which slowly , slowly gaped , the hinges creaking With such a rusty eloquence , it seemed That Time himself was speaking . But Time was dumb within that mansion old , Or left his tale to the ...
... door I pushed . - - or so I dreamed - - Which slowly , slowly gaped , the hinges creaking With such a rusty eloquence , it seemed That Time himself was speaking . But Time was dumb within that mansion old , Or left his tale to the ...
Page 6152
... the ghostly ! Across the door no gossamer festoon Swung pendulous - no web - no dusty fringes , No silky chrysalis or white cocoon About its nooks and hinges . The spider shunned the interdicted room , The moth , 6152 THOMAS HOOD .
... the ghostly ! Across the door no gossamer festoon Swung pendulous - no web - no dusty fringes , No silky chrysalis or white cocoon About its nooks and hinges . The spider shunned the interdicted room , The moth , 6152 THOMAS HOOD .
Page 6153
... door , and thence With mazy doubles to the grated casement- O , what a tale they told of fear intense , Of horror and amazement ! What human creature in the dead of night Had coursed like hunted hare that cruel distance ? Had sought the ...
... door , and thence With mazy doubles to the grated casement- O , what a tale they told of fear intense , Of horror and amazement ! What human creature in the dead of night Had coursed like hunted hare that cruel distance ? Had sought the ...
Page 6162
... door ! the door ! he'll tumble down the stair ! ) Thou darling of thy sire ! ( Why , Jane , he'll set his pinafore afire ! ) Thou imp of mirth and joy ! In Love's dear chain so strong and bright a link , Thou idol of thy parents ( Drat ...
... door ! the door ! he'll tumble down the stair ! ) Thou darling of thy sire ! ( Why , Jane , he'll set his pinafore afire ! ) Thou imp of mirth and joy ! In Love's dear chain so strong and bright a link , Thou idol of thy parents ( Drat ...
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... male Pomona of the neighbor- hood , had just stepped out to the public - house to fetch " the porter . " The door was of course opened by the housemaid . The afternoon being windy , the tallow candle which she 6166 THEODORE EDWARD HOOK .
... male Pomona of the neighbor- hood , had just stepped out to the public - house to fetch " the porter . " The door was of course opened by the housemaid . The afternoon being windy , the tallow candle which she 6166 THEODORE EDWARD HOOK .
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