 But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you"— here I opened wide the door ;— Darkness there and nothing more.  Essays and Sketches of Edmund J. Armstrong - Page 227by Edmund John Armstrong - 1877 - 306 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 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
...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, and the darkness gave no token. Aid tie only word there spoken was the whispered word,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...scarce was sure 1 heard you" — here I opened wide the door ; — Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there...Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream hefore ; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 688 pages
...and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doiibting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Thomas Powell - American literature - 1850 - 382 pages
...dreaming dreams no mortal Ever dared to dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, And the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken Was...' Lenore !' This I whispered, and an echo Murmured hack the word ' Lenore !' Merely this, and nothing more. " Back into the chamber turning, All my soul... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...scarce was sure I heard you," — Here I open'd wide the door : Darkness there, and nothing more ! 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 whisper'd word, « Lenore !" This /... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 308 pages
...scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door ;—— Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But tho silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...scarce was sure I heard you" — here I opened wide the door ; Darkness there, and nothing more. 5. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - American literature - 1853 - 522 pages
...That I scarce was sure I heard you"-^-here I opened wide the door ; Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before ; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,... | |
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