Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 42
... Sweet was that error - sweeter still that death- Sweet was that error - even with us the breath Of Science dims the mirror of our joy— To them ' twere the Simoom , and would destroy- For what ( to them ) availeth it to know That Truth ...
... Sweet was that error - sweeter still that death- Sweet was that error - even with us the breath Of Science dims the mirror of our joy— To them ' twere the Simoom , and would destroy- For what ( to them ) availeth it to know That Truth ...
Page 81
... sweet . The wandering airs they faint On the dark , the silent stream- The champak odors fail Like sweet thoughts in a dream ; The nightingale's complaint , It dies upon her heart , As I must die on thine , Oh , beloved as thou art ! Oh ...
... sweet . The wandering airs they faint On the dark , the silent stream- The champak odors fail Like sweet thoughts in a dream ; The nightingale's complaint , It dies upon her heart , As I must die on thine , Oh , beloved as thou art ! Oh ...
Page 115
... Sweet daughter , in Heaven . Think of eternal things ! Give up thy soul to penitence , and pray ! LALAGE ( arising hurriedly ) I cannot pray ! My soul is at war with God ! The frightful sounds of merriment below Disturb my senses - go ...
... Sweet daughter , in Heaven . Think of eternal things ! Give up thy soul to penitence , and pray ! LALAGE ( arising hurriedly ) I cannot pray ! My soul is at war with God ! The frightful sounds of merriment below Disturb my senses - go ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
The Happiest Day the Happiest Hour | 21 |
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Aaraaf accented Al Aaraaf ALESSANDRA amid anapaest angels Annabel Lee BALDAZZAR beauty bells beneath bird breath bright caesura CASTIGLIONE catalectic chamber door dactyl death dream dwell Earth Edgar Allan Poe effect equality eternal eyes fair fancy feel feet flowers foot Frances Sargent Osgood Greek happy hast hath heart Heaven hexameter hope hour iambus idea Israfel JACINTA lake LALAGE Ligeia light lines lone long syllable maiden melancholy melody moon never Nevermore night o'er odors passion pleasure Poe's Poems of Edgar poet poetical poetry POLITIAN Prosodies Raven rhyme rhythm Sarah Elmira Royster scansion shadow short syllables skies sleep smile soul sound speak spirit spondee stanza star strange sweet Tamerlane tears thee thine things thou art thought thro throne tion tone trochaic trochee true truth Ulalume verse versification voice wild wind wing word young