Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven with subtitles (Read by Christopher Lee)

Meaning of some words: Tis: (archaic) this. Thereat: (archaic) there. Thy: (archaic, possessive) your. Thou: (archaic, pronoun) you. Art: are. Plutonian: of Pluto, ruler of the underworld in classical mythology. Quoth: used with all pronouns except thou and you, and with nouns: another word for said. Pallas: epithet of Athenea, the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, mathematics, strength, war strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill in ancient Greek religion and mythology. O’er: (literary) over. Methought: methinks (archaic) it seems to me. Seraphim: Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. Nepenthe: a medicine for sorrow, literally an anti-depressant – a “drug of forgetfulness“ mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology. Balm of Gilead: a rare perfume used medicinally, that was mentioned in the Bible, and named for the region of Gilead where it was produced. Aidenn: Also called Garden of Eden, Paradise.
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