 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 Children's Garland: From the Best Poets - Page 191edited by - 1862 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1854 - 380 pages
...to Poe'a immortal lines. — ED. ILLUSTBATED NEW YOEK ONCE upon o midnight dreary, While 1 ponder'd, weak and weary Over many a quaint and curious Volume...nodded, nearly napping, Suddenly there came a tapping, Bapping at my chamber door. " Tie some visitor," I mnttcr'd, " Tapping at my chamber door— .Only... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - English periodicals - 1854 - 564 pages
...pondered, weak and weary, j,,; . Over шапу a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore — ,, t While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." .1 ii . :• it ri . . i N . . " • i •X refilled my pipe, and cast an uneasy glance around,, expecting... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - Poetry - 1855 - 490 pages
...JANUARY 1811, DIED AT THE SAME PLACE, OCTORER 7, 1849. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder' d, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume...rapping at my chamber door; "'Tis some visitor," I mutter' d, "tapping at my chamber door — Ah ! distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1855 - 530 pages
...of thee, Than sully even chains by a struggle like this. LESSON CLXXII. The Haven. — EDGAR A. POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak...While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapAs of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door. '"Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 474 pages
...From pi ¡ef and groan, to a golden ihrone, beside the King of Heaven." тле ЖАТКИ. Once u] ion a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,...of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, tuJdenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "Tia some... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...ethereal dances, By what eternal streams. THE RAVEX. Ovcx upon a midnight dreary, While I ponder'd. weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious Volume...I nodded, nearly napping, • Suddenly there came а ta|>ping, As of some one gently rapping, Rapping at my chamber dour. " "i'is some visiter," I mutter'd,... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...once more quoted, as it is, without doubt, the best specimen of Poe's lyrical power :— THE RAVEN. ' Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak...tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber-door ; " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber-door — Only this, and nothing... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1856 - 362 pages
...I | pondered, | weak and | weary, Over | many d \ quaint and | curious \ volume | of for| -gotten | lore, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, | sudden|-ly...gently | rapping, | rapping | at my | chamber | door." Measure 2d. — Trochaic of Seven Feet, or Heptameter. " Hasten, | Lord, to | rescue | me, and | set... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1856 - 358 pages
...and trochaics often occur in the same poem. Measure 1st. — Trochaic of Eight Feet, or Octometer. "Once up|-on a | midnight | dreary, | while I | pondered,...Over | many a \ quaint and | curious \ volume | of for] -gotten | lore, While I | nodded, | nearly | napping, ¡ sudden|-ly there | came a | tapping,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...an iron chain ; It maketh even the little child with heavy sighs complain. THE KAVEN. BY EDQAR POE. ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak...some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " "Pis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door — Only this, and nothing more." Ah,... | |
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