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Page 196
... bird , called the Albatross , came through the snow - fog , and was re- ceived with great joy and hospitality . And lo ! the Albatross proveth a bird of good omen , and followeth the ship as it returned northward through fog and ...
... bird , called the Albatross , came through the snow - fog , and was re- ceived with great joy and hospitality . And lo ! the Albatross proveth a bird of good omen , and followeth the ship as it returned northward through fog and ...
Page 197
... bird That made the breeze to blow . Ah wretch ! said they , the bird to slay , That made the breeze to blow ! Nor dim nor red , like God's own head , The glorious Sun uprist : Then all averred , I had killed the bird That brought the ...
... bird That made the breeze to blow . Ah wretch ! said they , the bird to slay , That made the breeze to blow ! Nor dim nor red , like God's own head , The glorious Sun uprist : Then all averred , I had killed the bird That brought the ...
Page 263
... bird of yore What this grim , ungainly , ghastly , gaunt and ominous bird of SLOW yore Meant in croaking , ' Nevermore . ' This I sat engaged in guessing , but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burnt into my ...
... bird of yore What this grim , ungainly , ghastly , gaunt and ominous bird of SLOW yore Meant in croaking , ' Nevermore . ' This I sat engaged in guessing , but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burnt into my ...
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