| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...sure 1 heard you " — here I opened wide the door; — Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing,...mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was'unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word... | |
| 1845 - 778 pages
...tapping, tapping at my chamber door, Thai 1 scarce was sure I heard you"— here I opened wide the dcor ; Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, feaiicg. Doubling, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence wax unbroken,... | |
| Literature - 1845 - 648 pages
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| Periodicals - 1845 - 688 pages
...came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tappmg at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure 1 heard you" — here I opened wide the door ; — '...darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doiibting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, and... | |
| Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...your forgiveness I implore ; But the fact is I was napping, and go gently you came rapping, And ?o faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure 1 heard you" — here I opened wide the door ; — Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that... | |
| American literature - 1847 - 434 pages
...Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore ; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber...dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word " Lenore !" This /whispered,... | |
| Thomas Powell - American literature - 1850 - 384 pages
...exceedingly." metic of the shape, it is one of those few productions which bear repetition without palling. " Deep into that darkness peering, Long I stood there,...dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, And the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken Was the whispered word ' Lenore !' This I whispered,... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 308 pages
...truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping. i* And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber...there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But tho silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,... | |
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