 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: Clasp a rare...  The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Page 43by Edgar Allan Poe - 1865 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jutta Ernst - Arabesques - 1996 - 218 pages
...wissen, daß es kein Wiedersehen mit Lenore nach dem Tode zu erwarten habe: "Prophet!" said l, "thing of evil!- prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God wc both adore Teil this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted... | |
 | Jeff Mitscherling, Jeffrey Anthony Mitscherling - Aesthetics, Modern - 1997 - 263 pages
...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 rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." This stanza was... | |
 | L. W. De Laurence - 1998 - 432 pages
...Gilead? — tell me — tell me, I implore!" Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!" "Prophet!" cried I, "thing of evil !— prophet still, if bird or devil ! By that...angels name Lenore !" Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!" "Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting, — "Get thee back into... | |
 | Arthur Hobson Quinn - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 872 pages
...First, shall he find peace in forgetfulness; second, is there peace in the future, and at last he cries 'Tell this soul with sorrow laden, if within the distant...Lenore. Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." He knows the answer beforehand, yet he cannot keep from asking the question. It is one... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Leonard Cassuto - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 228 pages
...this point of my preconsiderations, that I ftrst put pen to paper in the composition of the stanza: "Prophet," said I, "thing of evil! prophet still if bird or devil! By thai heaven that bends above us — by that God we both adore, Tell this soul with sorrow laden, if... | |
 | L. Magnani, Nancy Nersessian, Paul Thagard - Computers - 1999 - 366 pages
...of sorrow and despair". At this moment Poe puts his pen to paper and writes the climax of the poem: "Prophet", said I, "thing of evil! prophet still if...soul with sorrow laden, if within the distant Aidenn, Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the raven "Nevermore." The writing... | |
 | Miguel Arteche - Artists - 1999 - 170 pages
...escribir la siguiente estrofa: "Prophet, said I, "thing of e vil! Prophet still if bird or de vil! By that Heaven that bends above us -by that God we...shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name LenoreClasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name lenore". Quoth the Raven: "Nevermore". '... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...there — is there balm in Gilead? — tell-me — tell me, I implore!" Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil — prophet still,...angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." "Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting — "Get thee back into the... | |
 | Robert X. Leeds - American poetry - 1999 - 366 pages
...Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil — prophet still,...angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." "Be that word our sign of parting, bird or friend!" I shrieked, upstarting — "Get thee back into... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - Poetry - 2000 - 678 pages
...there — is there balm in Gilead? — tell me — tell me, I implore!" 90 Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! — prophet still,...clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore — 95 Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." "Be... | |
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