Sketch of his Career 25 The Philosophy of Composition 26 THE RAVEN 27 A Gentle Puff, 1845 28 The Gazelle, by C. C. Cooke, 1845 28 The Whippoorwill, 1845 29 The Vulture, by Robert B. Brough, 1853 30 The Tankard, by Edmund H. Yates, 1855 31 The Parrot, by R. B. Brough, 1856 32 The Cat-Fiend (in prose), 1868 32 The Craven (Napoleon III), 1867 33 The Tailor, by A. Merion, 1872 34 The Shavin’, John F. Mill 35 Chateaux d’Espagne, by H. S. Leigh 35 A Ravin’. The Figaro, 1873 36 Dunraven. Punch, 1881, 1884 36 57 The Dove, a Sentimental Parody. J. W. Scott 37 Lines on the Death of Poe. Sarah J. Bolton 38 My Christmas Pudding 39 On a Fragment of a Five-dollar Bill 40 Nothing More 40 Her Pa’s Dog 40 The Phantom Cat, by F. Field, 1868 41 The Croaker, 1875 42 The Stoker (on Dr. Kenealy), 1875. J. Verey 43 The Raven, from the Liverpool _Porcupine_, 1875 44 A Black Bird that could sing, but wouldn’t sing, 1876 45 Cowgate Philanthrophy, 1876 46 Lines to the Speaker of the House of Commons, from _Truth_, 1877 47 The Baby, from _Finis_, 1877 48 The Maiden. D. J. M., 1879 49 The Promissory Note, Bayard Taylor 50 The “Ager,” by J. P. Stelle 50 The Chancellor and the Surplus, 1579 51 The Raven, dedicated to the Duke of Somerset 52 The Gold Digger, 1880 53 Quart Pot Creek, by J. Brunton Stephens 54 A Sequel, The Spirits, W. T. Ross 55 The Drama Despondent, 1882 56 A Voice 57 The Ravenous Bull and the Bicycle 58 A Cat-as-Trophy, in prose, 1866 58 The End of “The Raven,” 1884 59 Sequel to the Raven, by R. A. Lavender (a Spirit poem) 59 A Vigil Vision, by H.