 | Mme. Charlotte Fiske (Bates) Rogé - 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 590 pages
...came tapping, Tapping at my chamber door, Til at I scarce was sure I heard you," — Here I open'd wide the door : Darkness there, and nothing more !...dream before; But the silence was unbroken, And the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken Was the whisper'd word, « Lenore !" This /... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...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...wide the door ; Darkness there, and nothing more. 5. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamberdoor, That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I open'd wide the door ; — Darkness there, and nothing more....there, wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before ; I And the only word there spoken was the whisper'd -word " Lenore... | |
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This it is and nothing more." Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, "Sir," said I, "or 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... 
