Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, " Doubtless," said I, " what it utters is its only stock and store Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore Till... American Poetry - Page 139edited by - 1923 - 350 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...further then he utter'd ; — not a feather then he flutter'd ; — Till I scarcely more than mutter'd, " Other friends have flown before — On the morrow...as my hopes have flown before." Then the bird said, " Never more." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so nptly spoken, " Doubtless," said I, "what... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...utter'd ; — not a feather then he flutter'd ; — Till I scarcely more than mutter'd, " Other fricnds have flown before — On the morrow he will leave...as my hopes have flown before." Then the bird said, " Never more." Startled at the stilluess broken by reply so aptly spoken, " Doubtless," said I, "what... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered ; not a feather then he fluttered...said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster Followed fust and followed faster, till his... | |
| James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...Nothing farther then he uttered ; not a feather then he flutter'd, Till I scarcely more than mutter'd " Other friends have flown before ; On the morrow he...said I, " what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master, whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster, till his... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...he uttered ; not a feather then he fluttered — Till I scarcely more than muttered, " Other fricnds have flown before — On the morrow he will leave...said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmereiful disaster Followed fast and followed faster, till his... | |
| James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pages
...morrow he will leave us, as my hopes have flown before." Then the bird said, " Never more." Startled by the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, " Doubtless," said I, " what it utters is its only stock and stors, Caught from some unhappy master, whom unmerciful disaster Follow'd fast and follow'd faster,... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe, Carl Theodor Eben - American poetry - 1864 - 62 pages
...placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in That one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered ; Not a feather then he fluttered...said I, "what it utters Is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master Whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster Till his... | |
| American poetry - 1864 - 428 pages
...his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered; not a feather then hr ' fluttered — Till I scarcely more than muttered,...he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before." Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - American poetry - 1865 - 564 pages
...sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered; not a feather...said I, " what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master, whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster, till his... | |
| A.A. Griffith - Elocution - 1865 - 260 pages
...bust above his chamjoer door. With such name as " Nevermore ! " Till I scarcely more than mutter'd, " Other friends have flown before — On the morrow...said I "what it utters is its only stock and store. Caught from some unnappy master, whom unmerciful disaster •Followed fast and followed faster, till... | |
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