 Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor. "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee— by these angels he hath sent thee Respite— respite and nepenthe from thy...  The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Page 42by Edgar Allan Poe - 1865 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 pages
...o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, nevermore ! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from...and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh, quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore !' Quoth the Raven : ' Nevermore.' ' Prophet... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 pages
...What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore, — Meant in croaking " Nevermore." Then methought the air grew denser ; Perfumed from...and Nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore ; Quaff, oh ! quaff this kind Nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore." Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." "Prophet,"... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...But whose velvet violet lining, with the lamp-light gloating o'er, She shall press, ah. nevermore ! Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh, quaff, this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore !" Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." " Prophet,"... | |
 | Charles A. Wiley - Elocution - 1869 - 456 pages
...whose velvet violet lining, with the lamp-light gloating o'er, She shall press — ah ! nevermore ! 14. Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore ! " Quoth the raven, " Nevermore ! " IB. "... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, nevermore ! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from...and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore ! " "Prophet!" said I, " thing of evil ! prophet... | |
 | Floyd Baker Wilson - Dialogues - 1869 - 208 pages
...whose velvet violet lining, with the lamp-light gloating o'er, She shall press — ah ! nevermore ! Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...seraphim, whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor. THE RAVEN. 139 " Wretch," I cried, " thy God hath lent thee — by these angels he hath sent thee Respite... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er Slie shall press, ah, never more ! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from...nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore ! " Quoth the Raven : " Never more ! " " Prophet ! " said I, " thing of evil !— prophet still, if bird or devil ! Whether... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 pages
...But whose velvet violet lining, with the lamplight gloating o'er, She shall press — ah, nevermore! Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh, quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore ! " Quoth the raven, " Nevermore ! " " Prophet... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1870 - 636 pages
...! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer, Swung by angels whose faint foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor. " Wretch,"...quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore I " Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore." " Prophet," said I, " thing of evil ! — prophet still, if bird... | |
 | Glasgow Academical Club - English literature - 1870 - 138 pages
...melodious, and they harmonise with the ideas which they represent. Thus, in the lines from " The Raven," — "Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor: " we feel the harmony between the gently swinging censer, with its rolling clouds of incense, and the... | |
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