...connection with this criticism. His initial sentence thus indicates the atmosphere of the story:— " During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher." Each following stroke of the master's brush adds to the desired effect. The black and lurid tarn, Roderick...

...Find words that give variety in the following extract. See if you could substitute still other words. During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, aa the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was...

...Usher," which strikes the tragic note to which the whole is keyed. "During the whole of a dull, dark, soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the...dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was, but, with the...

...opening is conspicuously weaker than the preceding types. 4. The Fall of the House of Usher, by Poe. During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...country; and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I do not know how it was — but with...

...with all its stillness it is far from being a home of boredom. JOHN RICHARD GREEN : Stray Studies. (3) During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...country ; and at length found myself as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was, but, with the...

...upon the words; and my chief wish was to have the thing begin and be done with it. — STEVENSON.* 2. During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless...autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively 1 By permiuion of the Publishen, Chules Scribner'a Sons. low in the heavens, I had been passing alone,...

...HOUSE OF USHER Son occur est un luth suspendu ; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne. DE BEBANGEB. DUEING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the...country ; and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melaScEoly House"of Usher. I know not how it was — but, with...

...HOUSE OF USHER By EA POE Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitdt qu'on le touche il rlsonne. Btranger. DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...singularly dreary tract of country; and at length 5 found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher....

...Poe (1809-1849) Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitdt qu'on le touche il re'sonne. — DE BERANGER.0 DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day...on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of coun5 try; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy...

...enter into narrative. Son coeur eat un luth suspendu; Sitdt qu'uu le touche il r£soune. DP, B^RANGEB. DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day..." in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung opprea- • flivglvjgw_in the heavens^ had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary...