The book The Writings of James Russell Lowell, volume 9 was written by author Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 Here you can read free online of The Writings of James Russell Lowell, volume 9 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Writings of James Russell Lowell, volume 9 a good or bad book?
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Beady to thrill the being's core Of every enterprising bore With their astounding glamour ; Whatever ghost one wished to hear. By strange coincidence, was near To make the past or future clear (Sometimes in shocking grammar) By raps and taps, now there, now here — - It seemed as if the spirit queer Digitized by Google 118 THE UNHAPPY LOT OF MR. KNOTT Of some departed auctioneer Were doomed to practise by the year With the spirit of his hammer : Whate'er you asked was answered, yet One could not... very deeply get Into the obliging spirits' debt, Because they used the alphabet In all communications, And new revealings (though sublime) Bapped out, one letter at a time. With boggles, hesitations. Stoppings, beginnings o'er again. And getting matters into train, Could hardly overload the brain With too excessive rations. Since just to ask if two and two Really make four ? or, How d' ye do ? And get the fit replies thereto In the tramundane rat-tat-too, Might ask a whole day's patience. 'T was strange ('mongst other things) to find In what odd sets the ghosts combined, Happy forthwith to thimip any Piece of intelligence inspired.
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