The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-12-20
TIE RAVEN.


Once upon milnighi droaryi while rohicrcl' weak
oyor many 96ala' ,nd curious volume Of forgotten
whte uoId,i ussrly mapping, suddenly there came
Asif i5o onc r,auy rappng, rapping at my cham
mr.. saas yldtor," mumurcd tapping al my
Only this, aud nothing more"
All distinctly remember !, va. IN the bleak Dccem-
Aud saa ssparaie dying emhsr wrought 1t ghost upon
Eassily wished the morrow -vainiy hal ought TO
FROM nv books surccsse of sorruv-sorow irthe lost
for iie rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name
Namcl,,s here hr evermore.
And the altsn sad uncertain rar.ng Of each purple
Thrill me sllei me with hntasie terrors never falt
So ,h-i now, to ,tn The beating Of my heart, istooi
"ris sine visitor euircatns entrance at my chamber
some late visitor cnrcatins entrance at my chamber
Thisit H. and nothing more"
Presently my soul grew siroager hesitni'rs then no
"Sir' i {, cor madam, truly you forgiveness i'm
Bot ~ f,si srvas mapping, and s'ntls you came
And :. isiy you came tapping. tag ping q, my cham.
That ! slT.s va, surcI heard you''-hcrc oPenei
plIsucss there, and nothing more.
Deep into tst dartnc-. rcerinr long stood there,
Doubi,as. drssIjus dreams no mortal ever dared to
Bat the il,noc was untroken and tue stiffness gave
And the caiy word there spoken va. the Whispered
Thi. vh..aercl, and an echo murmured back the
word "Len0rel"
Merely this aud nothing more
Eick Into ny -brr,ler turning al my soul within me
s'On rriln heard tapping something louder than
surciy' "a l. surely that 4, somethlns st my win
II, me -., tlsn, what tlercat Is, and this mystery
L., ny ksari Be- stiI moment, and this uysiery
'Tis the wind aud nothing more.
Open hcre I auns the shutter. wacn. With many
In therg stepped stately Raven Of The ainty day. u
No, re ieisi obe.sanec made he; not minute stop
Tsd ar siaysl hci
Bot, Tiih mel Of lori Or hdy, Pcrehoi above my
P,rchel upon bu.i of Ptts, just above my chamber
rerehci and at, and nothing more.
Then th ebony bird bcguilod my sad fancy into sni-
- tns a,r si ...a ,;-u. an or "a, ,y.lj,na .t
iThourh ,hy cs, he shorn aad shaycn, thou" said,
Chasily 3 ~ aul an.iou Raven wandering from the
Ten ~ vhai ny io-ry name s. On the NIGHTS rlu-
Qas., as Raven .,,'-----.-a'
.l.,s'l.i tb.. ausainly slvI to hear discourse
ihousr ". ss,, yrus-r-rniu..--Htt's relsvuncy
ror ", ,.nl, bel .rr eu. th-, u9lyng irman ,.eins
L,cr YET Va, iir- E sci g l'rl above bis cham
Bind oT llli upon g., Iptur,l but shove his ehau-
trt door
Win such ramc a. "SeyeTmorc."
Bat tho Raveu sitting loay that placid bust spoke
me % vo7i Is ii his soul IN thai one wort he did
Nothin -'hsrtneo .outtcrci not a Father then he
La...i.i-
un -....y nor, ,arn moi'er''l' "o'her friends
GA tbs morrow T. . 10 leave me- As ray hopes have
-sa the bid sail. "Ssyer more"
,,aruol a. Ines br1ken by rJIly so apty spoken,
uoubtc a.. 1, what 1t uiters Is is only stock
obi f.. ...-, anlaPpy master, whom unacr-lhil
le.'1.ol st AMI followed t.sier, tin his sonss one
rn the drs's Of hoPs II. m-l.ehgly burden H'e
~ .fAfNA ANf'i ha'ANf
~. thc Raven sun lgufiins al my sal sui into
- rheglrI = cushioned seat in iiaut Of bird and
Then Sf-s The velvet sinking, bstook myself to
Fancy unto ancy, thlnkins WIS. chs omnaus bird Of
wha, ta eim, ursanly, CHASTITY, snunt, aud Ouinous
Meant in eroaking "Nsyer more"
This at engaged In guessing, bus no ~ liable express
To the iSvl vh'e aory eyes nov burned into my boz
This ana more "a, diyining, with my head at oase
rccliuiug
On the cslias velvet lining t7st the lanpllshi ga
Bat who's solyat 'lolei lining with the iamplisht
SIC shan pres, an, never more'
Then me thought the 'r grss -snser, perfamei from
swami BY sraphim, whose G. .alh tlnklel on the
"wrtJi," cdgj, "thai God hlih lent theo-by these
angels he hath s5nt thee
Rcpie-r2.pite and neponIhe iom thy memories Of
Quaa Oh qus this Mind nepeatho and forset this Lost
Quoth tue Ravca "Neyer more"
"Ppphai sli L. "thlns ofey' prophe, still, Il bird
Whether smp,er sent or whether tempest tossed thee
Dcsolito yet an undaunte,i on this desert ani en-
CLfnted-
On this nome by horror haun,ed-tell truly, I'M
plore-
Is there, there hahn in Gileadf-,cl rao tell me.
inpl0nG'
Quoth the Ravcn "Neyer more"
"Prophe /" MD l. 'thng OF eyil-proPhet stil If bird
ur dcvu
By tlsi heaven that bends above us-by that Col We
both alorg-
rcn this sal with laden, IT, within the dis
,'at Aldenn,
It shall clasp shatei maiden, whsm the angels
Len0rc-
Clasp rare aud radiant maldca, whom the angels
name Lenorep
Quoth the Raven, "Neyer more"
"ns that word our sign Of parting, bird or hoadl" l
shnekod, upstarting
get thee baek into the tempest and the nights Piu-
q 'ian iaorc
Leave ba,t plume toksn Of that lie thy soul
hat spnhsnl
Lave my Iongness unbroken'-quit the bust above
my auor'
Take ~ bess from OUT my heart, and take thy form
n0m of any door,
ouoth the Raven "Neyer more,'
And the Raven, aittns, sil Is sitting siill Is
sitting
On the palid bust Of Palas, just above my chamber
door,
And his eyes have all the seeming Of demon slnt is
drcaming
Aud the lamTV,ht DER hin streaming throws his
shadow %. the door;
Aud my soul e. 4 out that shadow that lies floating
on the floor
shall b. hned-neyer more.