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Unexpected visitors2 quotes
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. — Edgar Allan Poe · 1845Not many sounds in life... Exceed in interest a knock at the door. — Charles Lamb · 1820Guests and visitors1 quote
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. — Edgar Allan Poe · 1845Visitors1 quote
Not many sounds in life... Exceed in interest a knock at the door. — Charles Lamb · 1820