A
dirge for her, the doubly dead,
In that she died so young. Edgar Allan Poe Lenore
Once
upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Ah,
distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
And
the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me-filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Deep
into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dreamed before. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Perched
upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door,-
Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Whom
unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster. Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
'Prophet!'
said I, 'thing of evil - prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore.' Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Take
thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
And
my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted-Nevermore! Edgar Allan Poe The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe: American Writer. Born 1809. Died 1949
Quotes of the Week - December 2, 2008:
"I go to bed at, like, 9.30 every night and I don't go out or anything.
I just feel like an old fart." -- Britney Spears discovers the true
meaning of being a parent.
"God and the devil: I got one on each shoulder." -- Brandon
Flowers, frontman of The Killers.
"Money can be a burden. That's why I got stressed last year. I had
a massive house that I couldn't control or clean." -- Carly Zucker,
24, girlfriend of Chelsea soccer player Joe Cole, speaking on 'I'm a Celebrity...Get
Me Out of Here!'
"He is like some sherry-crazed old dowager who has lost the family
silver at roulette, and who now decides to double up by betting the house
as well." -- London Mayor Boris Johnson on UK PM Gordon Brown's high
borrowing budget.