The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe. Together with his essays on the poetic principle and the philosophy of composition, and a critical memoirWard., 1882 - 254 pages |
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... nature was reversed ; the demon became uppermost , and . . . his will was palpably insane . " In those days it was much more difficult than now to abstain , and one of the causes of his isolation from society ap- 1 pears to have been ...
... nature was reversed ; the demon became uppermost , and . . . his will was palpably insane . " In those days it was much more difficult than now to abstain , and one of the causes of his isolation from society ap- 1 pears to have been ...
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... natural and predominant passion seemed to me to be an enthusiastic ardour in everything he undertook . In any ... nature was entirely free from selfishness , the predominant quality of boyhood . " Even in those early years , Edgar ...
... natural and predominant passion seemed to me to be an enthusiastic ardour in everything he undertook . In any ... nature was entirely free from selfishness , the predominant quality of boyhood . " Even in those early years , Edgar ...
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... natural , therefore , than that Mr. Allan should send there his petted and adopted son , of whose talents he was so proud . Edgar was now an accomplished youth of seventeen , self- willed , spoiled , and precocious , no doubt ; but ...
... natural , therefore , than that Mr. Allan should send there his petted and adopted son , of whose talents he was so proud . Edgar was now an accomplished youth of seventeen , self- willed , spoiled , and precocious , no doubt ; but ...
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... Nature Displayed . ' It will gratify the many admirers of Poe to know that his works are more in demand and more read than those of any other author , American or foreign , now in the library . " Mr. Poe was certainly not habitually ...
... Nature Displayed . ' It will gratify the many admirers of Poe to know that his works are more in demand and more read than those of any other author , American or foreign , now in the library . " Mr. Poe was certainly not habitually ...
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... nature had endowed him with more of genius , and a far greater diversity of talent than any other whom it had been my lot to have known . He had a fine talent for drawing , and the walls of his room at college were completely covered ...
... nature had endowed him with more of genius , and a far greater diversity of talent than any other whom it had been my lot to have known . He had a fine talent for drawing , and the walls of his room at college were completely covered ...
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Page 4 - Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning — little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door — Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as
Page 173 - TO HELEN Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the glory that was Greece And the grandeur that was Rome.
Page 10 - said I, " thing of evil— prophet still, if bird or devil ! By that Heaven that bends above us — by that God we both adore — Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore — Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven,
Page cxv - RAVEN.« upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door — Only this and nothing more.
Page 45 - But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we, Of many far wiser than we; And neither the angels in heaven above. Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee: For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee...
Page 34 - Hear the sledges with the bells — Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight...
Page 209 - Look at her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing; Take her up instantly, Loving, not loathing. Touch her not scornfully; Think of her mournfully, Gently and humanly; Not of the stains of her, All that remains of her Now is pure womanly. Make no deep scrutiny Into her mutiny Rash and undutiful: Past all dishonour, Death has left on her Only the beautiful.
Page 59 - Banners yellow, glorious, golden, On its roof did float and flow, (This — all this — was in the olden Time long ago) And every gentle air that dallied, In that sweet day, Along the ramparts plumed and pallid, A winged odor went away.
Page 6 - But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.
Page 4 - Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, — "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore: Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!