 Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning — little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door, Bird or...  Junior High School Literature ... - Page 143by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1920Full view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1866 - 522 pages
...little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing, that no living human being. Ever yet was blest with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...as " Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour, Nothing... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1867 - 758 pages
...above his chamber door, With such name as " Nevermore." . _ 10. But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul...he uttered, not a feather then he fluttered, Till 1 scarcely more than muttered, " Other friends have flown before — On the morrow he will leave me,... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1862 - 610 pages
...Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber-door, With such name as " Nevermore I" x. But the raven sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke...that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— Till I scarcely more than muttered,—" Other friends... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1868 - 636 pages
...Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." ' Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust,...more than muttered, " Other friends have flown before — On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before." Theh the bird said, " Nevermore."... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...seeing bird above his cham ber-door — Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber-door, With such name as " Nevermore !" But the raven sitting...that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he utter'd — not a feather then he flutter'd— Till I scarcely more than mutter'd, " Other friends... | |
 | Floyd Baker Wilson - Dialogues - 1869 - 208 pages
...little ralevancy bore; For we cnmiot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was bless'd with seeing bird above his chamber door, Bird or beast...sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one wo:d, as if his soul in that one word he di.l outpour. Nothing further then he utter'd — not a feather... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...answer little meaning — little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber...as " Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour; Nothing... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 pages
...answer little meaning — little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber...as ' Nevermore.' But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...— little relevancy bore ; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blest with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or...name as "Nevermore." But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 pages
...Tell me what thy lordly name is, on the night's Plutonian shore?" Quoth the Kaven, " Nevermore." And the Raven, sitting lonely On the placid bust, spoke...that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he utter'd ; Not a feather then he flutter'd ; Till I scarcely more than mutter'd, " Other friends have... | |
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