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... use it subserves among the birds, we all admit the effect and pleasure it produces in ourselves. A world without the song of birds is greatly lacking—such is a desert, where even the harsh croak of a raven is melody. ...

— The Log of the Sun - A Chronicle of Nature's Year • William Beebe

... or delusions, appear in Poe's most widely known work, "The Raven," which has given pleasure to a multitude of readers. It is a unique poem, and its popularity is due partly to the fact that nobody can tell what it means. To analyze it is to discover that it is extremely melodious; that it reflects a gloomy mood; that at ...

— Outlines of English and American Literature • William J. Long

... said, "you do not generally croak, but you are earning the character of the raven for yourself to-night. The thing is growing on you. What IS the use of bringing up unpleasant subjects? You are an old woman." I fear there was the slightest irritation in my voice; but, truth is, the last few days' experiences had left their mark on me, and Hungerford's speech and manner ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... "Remember Poe's Raven who still is sitting, never flitting, on the pallid bust of Pallas, just ...

— The Silver Butterfly • Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

... second time. If you had not done so the first night the otter brought me to you I should have been changed into a hooting owl; if you had not done so the second night, I should have been changed into a croaking raven. But, thanks to you, Enda, I am now a snow-white swan, and for one hour on the first night of every full moon the power of speech is and will be given to me as long as I remain a swan. And a swan I must always remain, unless you are willing ...

— The Golden Spears - And Other Fairy Tales • Edmund Leamy

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