The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-04-25

Once midnight dreay while pondered weak and
Over quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore
While nodded nearly mapping suddenly there tapping
AS OF some one gently appng rappns at my chamber door
Only this and nothing more"
All distinctly remember it was in the bleak December,
And dying upon the floor
Eagerly wished the morrowyainy had sought to borrow
From books of for the lost enoe
For the and radiant maiden whom the angels Lenore
Nameless here for evermore
And the sken sad uncertain ustng of each purple curtain
So now beating my stood repeating
otis visitor entreang entrance at chamber door
This it is and nothing more"
Presently soul grew stronger; hestang then longer
Sir" said "or Madam truly your forgiveness mpore
AND 50 family you came tapping my
Darkness there and nothing
Deep peerng there wondering fearing
Doubling dreaming dreams mortal dared dream beoe
This whispered and an echo back the word Lnore
Merely this and nothing more.
turning, my burning,
again heard tapping something louder than before
Let then what thereat is and this mystery expors
Let heart be still moment and this mystery expore;
Iis the wind and nothing more
Open flung the shutter when with many rt futter
there stepped stately the sanity days yore
But with lady, perched above my chamber door
Perched upon Pallas just my chamber
Perched, and sat- and nothing more.
Then this ebon bird beguing my sad fancy into smiling
By the and stern decorum of the counnance
Though thy crest be shorn and shavn hou ad cart
CHASTITY grim Nightly
Tell what thy odly the Nights Pluonan shore
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"
Much this ungany discourse plainly
Though its answer little meaning min relevancy bore
Ever yet blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door
Bird or beast the bust above his
But the Raven sitting nelly placid spoke only
That word bis soa in that word he did outpou
Till scarcely than muttered "Oher friends have flown be-
me- Hopes have flown before"
Then the bird said "Nevermore"
Startled at the stiffness broken by reply APPLY spoken
Caught from unhappy master whom unmercfq Disaster
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
OF 'Never-nevermore'
Straight cushioned of bird and bust and
Then, upon sinking betook myself to linking
fancy thinking what this omnous bird of
What this GRIM ungany CHASTITY gaunt and ompou bird
Meant in croaking "Nevermore"
This sat engaged guessing syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery burned into my bosoms
This sat divinng with head at reclining
On the cushions velvet lining that the lampgh eload Ger
violet lining with the amplgh goating
She shall press ah nevermore!
Then mehough grew enser prfumed
Swung by seraphm whose the tufted
Wretch cried "hy theeby these he hath
Respie-respe and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore
nepenthe and forget this lost Lenoe"
Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore"
"Prophe" said hing of evil prophet still, if bird devil
Whether whether tossed thee ashore
Desolate yet all undaunted this desert land enchanted
On this Home haunted-tel me truly Iimplore
Is THERE'S Gilead!tell metell Iimporel"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"
Prophe said "thing evil-prophet STILL if bird devil
By that above usby that God both adore
Tell this soul laden if within the distant Adenn
r. shall clasp maiden whom the angels Lenore
Clasp rare maiden whom the angels Lenore
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"
Be that word our sign parting bird fend" sheked
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% thee back tempest and the Nights Putonan shore!
token of that lie thy soul hath spoken
eave INV Loneliness unbrokenquit the bust above door
Take thy beak from heart and take thy form from off