 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 Southern literary messenger - Page 1861845Full view - About this book
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...heavy sighs complain. THE KAVEN. BY EDQAR POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " "Pis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...died in 1849. 1. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd weak and weary, Over many a tquaint 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 some visitor," I mutter'd,... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...it's over and the sooner to sleep ; THE RAVEN. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 pages
...The well beloved of ours. 465 POE. THE RAVEN. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " Tis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - American poetry - 1858 - 332 pages
...York. June, 1857. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. EATEN. ONCE' upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping. As of some one gently rapping, rapping at rnj chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - Elocution - 1858 - 494 pages
...criticisms are quite numerous. 1. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder'd, weak and weary, OveT 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 some visitor," I... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...In her tomb by the sounding sea. THE RAVEN. Onoe npon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore — While I nodded, nearly napping, snddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door ; " 'Tis some... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - Readers - 1860 - 450 pages
...Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE EAVEN.-EDOAR A. Pon. Once upon a midnight dreary, While I ponder'd, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious Volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, Suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, Rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visiter," I mutter'd,... | |
 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...past, O might it die or rest at last ! SHELLET. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping — rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - Recitations - 1860 - 530 pages
...dreams. Ex. CXXXVIIL— THE RAVEN. EDOAR A. POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping* As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door — " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered,... | |
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