The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-10-20
VOL. IX.---No. Is
II III Il he A v T. N.
BIT EDGAR A. zoe.

Only this and nothing more"
An, distinctly | remember ii was IN the bleak
December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its
ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly wished the morrow ,--vainly | had
sought TO borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow sorrow for
tie los, Lenore--
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the
angels name Ienore-.
Nameless here for evermore.
And the silkrn, sad uncertain rushing of each
pnrplu curtlin
Thrilled mr--flcd me with fantastic terrors
never felt beore
So that now, 10 still the beating OF my heart. !
stood repeating
"'i'ls Some vislt"r cntrettng enran'a at my
cHmuer duur---
Some late visrter "ntreatiHr entrance AT my
chamber door;
'fhis il is and nothing more"
Presently my soul grew stronger, hesitaing
tncu no ipngeI.
" Sir," SAID /, " or Madam, truly your forgive
nrss mplorc;
Bot thu fa:' S | was mapping, and SO gently
You came rapping,
And $" family you came tapping, tapping at
my chamber door,
That scarce was sure hea I'd you " here
opened wide the door -
Darkness there ami nothing more.
Deep into the darkness pooring, long stood
there wondering. fearing,
Donating, dreaming dreams no mortal ever
Il l.,T,,
But the silence was rubrokrn, and the ST illness
give 10 token,
And the only word there spoken was the whis-
pcrrd word, " Lenore -
This Whispered. and an echo r urmurcd back
the word " l.enoro ~
Merely this, and nothing more.
Back into the CHAMBER turning, all my soul
within me burning,
Soon again heard tapping somewhat louder
than before.
" Surely" said l. surely that IS something at
my window lattice,
Let me see, then, whaL1veroa is, and this mys
terry expore-
Let my heart ne still moment and this mystic
ryexplore;-
Tis the ind and nothing more!"
Open here flung the shutter when, with ma
ny airt and ilutter
In there stepped stately Raven of the sanity
days of yore
Not the least oheisunce made he not minute
stopped or stayed he;
But with mean Of lord or lady. perc he'd above
my chamber door
Pelched upon bust of Pallas just above my
chamber door
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebon bird beguiing my sad fancy in
to smiling,
BY the grave and stern decorum OF the Couute-
nance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou"
| said "art sure 10 craven.
Ghasly. grim and ancient Raven wandering
from, the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Nights
Plntonrn shore."
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore "
Much marveled this ungainly fowl TO hear
discourse SO plainly,
Though its answer little meaning-Iittle ree-
vancv bore;
For we canno, help agreeing that no living hui
man hcing
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his
chamber door
Bird or beast upon the soul p,ured bust above
his chamber door,
w it'll such name as Nevernore.
But the Raven. sitting lonely on the placid
bust, spoke only
That ono word, if his soul in that one word
he did outponr,
Nothing farther then he uttered-not a feather
then he futtered-
Till scarcely more than muttered Other
friends have flown betore-
On the morrow he will leave me. as my hopes
have flown before"
Then the bird said " Nevermore
Startled at the stiffness broken bv reply so apt
" spoken,
" Doubtless '" said |. "wfa, Il utts-s is is only
stock and store
Cangh, from some unhappy master whom I'M
mercitul Disaster
Followed Gs, and followed faster till his songs
one burden bore
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy
burden bore
Of" Never nevcrrnoro.''
But the Raven still beguing my sad fineY
int' smiling,
Strait wheeled u cushioned seat in front Of
bird, and bust and door,
Then upon the velvet sinking, and betook my.
self to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominons
bird IF yore-
What this grim, ungainly, ghastiy, gaunt and
omnibus bird of yore
Meant in croaking Never more"
Thus sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable
expressing
To the fowl Whose fiery eys now burned into my
hosom's core
This and more sat dvining, h my head at
sase rec lining
On the cushions velvet lrIag tina, the lamp
light gloatsd Ger;
Dat vv,hr - Al L. L.