Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 102
... bird above his chamber door- Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door , With such name as " Nevermore . " But the raven , sitting lonely on the placid bust , spoke only That one word , as if his soul in that one ...
... bird above his chamber door- Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door , With such name as " Nevermore . " But the raven , sitting lonely on the placid bust , spoke only That one word , as if his soul in that one ...
Page 210
... bird ( which , reason assures him , is merely repeating a lesson learned by rote ) , but because he experiences a frenzied pleasure in so modelling his ques- tions as to receive from the expected " Nevermore " the most delicious ...
... bird ( which , reason assures him , is merely repeating a lesson learned by rote ) , but because he experiences a frenzied pleasure in so modelling his ques- tions as to receive from the expected " Nevermore " the most delicious ...
Page 212
... bird against the shutter , is a " tapping " at the door , originated in a wish to increase , by prolonging , the ... bird alight on the bust of Pallas , also for the effect of contrast between the marble and the plumage - it being ...
... bird against the shutter , is a " tapping " at the door , originated in a wish to increase , by prolonging , the ... bird alight on the bust of Pallas , also for the effect of contrast between the marble and the plumage - it being ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
The Happiest Day the Happiest Hour | 21 |
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Aaraaf accented Al Aaraaf ALESSANDRA amid anapaest angels Annabel Lee BALDAZZAR beauty bells beneath bird breath bright caesura CASTIGLIONE catalectic chamber door dactyl death dream dwell Earth Edgar Allan Poe effect equality eternal eyes fair fancy feel feet flowers foot Frances Sargent Osgood Greek happy hast hath heart Heaven hexameter hope hour iambus idea Israfel JACINTA lake LALAGE Ligeia light lines lone long syllable maiden melancholy melody moon never Nevermore night o'er odors passion pleasure Poe's Poems of Edgar poet poetical poetry POLITIAN Prosodies Raven rhyme rhythm Sarah Elmira Royster scansion shadow short syllables skies sleep smile soul sound speak spirit spondee stanza star strange sweet Tamerlane tears thee thine things thou art thought thro throne tion tone trochaic trochee true truth Ulalume verse versification voice wild wind wing word young