 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, never more ! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from...Respite — respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, O quaff, this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore ! " Quoth the Raven : " Never... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1856 - 202 pages
...the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er, XIV. Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from...Respite — respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, O, quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore !" Quoth the Haven, " Nevermore."... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1856 - 678 pages
...methought, the air grew denser, Perfum'd from an unseen censer, Swung by angels whose faint foot-falla Tinkled on the tufted floor. " Wretch," I cried, «...Respite — respite and nepenthe From thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, And forget this lost Lenore !" Quoth the raven " Nevermore."... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1857 - 540 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...Respite — respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh quaff this land nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore !" Quoth the Raven, " Nevermore."... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1857 - 526 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...tufted floor. " Wretch," I cried, " thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o'er She shall press, ah, nevermore! Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from...tufted floor. "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...shall press, ah, Nevermore ! 14. Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfum'd from an unseen censer, [floor; "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee, by these angels he hath sent thee Respite—respite, and ^nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore 1 Quaff, 0, quaff this kind nepenthe,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 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...God hath lent thee — by these angels he hath sent thce Respite — respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore ! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 760 pages
...violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, never more ! Then, methonght, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer...hath lent thee— by these angels he hath sent thee " Prophet !" said I, " thing of, evil !— prophet still, if bird or devil ! Whether tempter sent,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 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...tufted floor. "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!... | |
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To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core; This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er... 
