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The Raven
The Raven
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Andrew
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George
Taylor,
L.
W.
Poe,
Allan
Edgar
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THE RAVEN
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EDGAR ALLAN POE
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ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
31 WEST 23D STREET
P ARY
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Copyright, 1883,
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY,
ILLUSTRATIONS
By W. L. TAYLOR.
GEORGE T. ANDREW
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THE RAVEN.
Presently my soul.
grew stronger ;
Hesitating then
no longer,
Sir," said I,
66
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 at my
chamber door,
That I scarce was sure
I heard you
Here I opened
wide the door:
Darkness there and
nothing more .
bust of Pallas
Just above my
chamber door-
Perched , and sat,
and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguiling
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Then methought the air grew denser,
Perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by angels whose faint footfalls
Tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch ," I cried , "thy God hath lent thee
By these angels he hath sent thee
n lent thee
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e ! " vermore
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