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Raven, The

noun

  1. a lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe.


“The Raven”

  1. (1845) A poem by Edgar Allan Poe . A man mourning for his lost lover is visited by a raven that tells him he will see her “nevermore.” The poem begins with these famous lines:

    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 someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

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As leads of both of their multiple shows and series of movies, Lovato and Symoné dominated the Disney Channel for several years for their work on "That's So Raven," "The Cheetah Girls," "Sonny with a Chance" and "Camp Rock."

From Salon

“If we look at the history of California, the pendulum always corrects itself and shifts one way or the other,” Jonathan Raven, the assistant chief executive officer at the California District Attorneys Assn., told The Times.

The House of Usher was released in 1960 and was followed by a string of others including The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death and The Tomb of Ligeia.

From BBC

On her sophomore album, “Raven,” the fluid R&B singer Kelela offers a masterclass in sensual breakbeats and experiences in queer Black motherhood.

On her sophomore album, “Raven,” the fluid R&B singer Kelela offers a masterclass in sensual breakbeats and experiences in queer Black motherhood.

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