midnight
-- Good morning ! I take this as really friendly ... . You find me wooing the Muses as usual ; up and early . Some authors , sir , -- not that I dare claim that title , -- have found their best inspirations by the midnight oil , even in the small hours . Edgar Allan Poe -- an irregular genius -- you are acquainted with his ` Raven , ' sir ? -- '' `` His what ? '' `` His ` Raven ' ; a poem about a bird that perched itself upon a bust and kept saying ` Nevermore , ' like a parrot . ''