What is it that no man ever yet did see, which never was, but always is to be?

what excerpt?

explanation:

they both lost a woman they loved named lenore

they believed they interracted with a talking raven

they became orphaned at a young age.

it should be

hard work gives a person a sense of satisfaction; likewise, it to pay the bills.

so the punctuation is not correct.

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition