 said I, " thing of evil — prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us, by that God we both adore, Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore: 130...  The Southern literary messenger - Page 1871845Full view - About this book
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 630 pages
...— Is there — is there balm in Gilead ? — tell me, — tell me, I implore ! " Quoth the raven, " Nevermore ! " " Prophet ! " said I, " thing of evil...above us, — by that God we both adore, Tell this so\il with sorrow laden, if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden, whom the angels... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1878 - 444 pages
...implore, — Is there — is there balm in Gilead? tell me, — tell me, I implore." Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." Prophet," said I, "thing of evil! —...clasp a sainted maiden, whom the Angels name Lenore 1 — Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the Angels name Lenore!" Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore."... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...implore — Is there — is there balm in Gilead t tell me— tell me, I implore! " Quoth the raven, " Nevermore." " Prophet ! " said I, " thing of evil...devil ! By that heaven that bends above us — by thai j God we both adore — Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - Elocution - 1878 - 460 pages
...— prophet still, if bird or devil ! By thnt heaven that bends above us — by that God we both ador Tell this soul with sorrow laden, if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted mniden, whom the angels name Lenore — C asp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels name Lenore?"... | |
 | Allen Ayrault Griffith - Elocution - 1879 - 348 pages
...memories of Lenore ! Quaft", O quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!" Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." " Prophet," said I, " thing of evil! —...this soul with sorrow laden, if, within the distant Aiden, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore — Clasp a rare and radiant maiden... | |
 | 1871 - 612 pages
...point of my preconsiderations, that I first put pen to paper in the composition of the stanza: — "'Prophet,' said I, 'thing of evil! prophet still,...adore, Tell this soul, with sorrow laden, if within that distant Aidenn It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore — Clasp a rare and... | |
 | John McGovern - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 762 pages
...oh quaff this kind nepenthe' and forget this lost Lenore ! " Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." 16. •' Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant...Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels call Lenore." One may judge the best line, poetically, of the above excerpts to be the fifth in the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1881 - 1000 pages
...mo — tell me, I implore !" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evilProphet ) ' Lenoro — Clasp a rare and radiant maiden Whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore."... | |
 | S. S. Hamill - Elocution - 1881 - 402 pages
...raven, " Nevermore I " 16. "ProphetI" said I, "thing of evil I— prophet still, if bird or devil I By that heaven that bends above us — by that God...sainted maiden, whom the angels name Lenore ; Clasp a fair and radiant maiden, whom the angels name Lenore I " Quoth the raven, " Nevermore I" 17. "Be that... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...— is there balm in Gilead ? — tell me — tell me, I implore !" Quoth the Eaven : " Never more." "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! — prophet still,...this soul, with sorrow laden, if within the distant Aiden, It sh:\ll clasp a sainted maiden, whom the angels name Lenore — Clasp a rare and radiant maiden,... | |
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