Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 83
... Truth are severe . She has no sympathy with the myrtles . All that which is so indispensable in Song , is pre- cisely all that with which she has nothing whatever to do . It is but making her a flaunting paradox , to wreathe her in gems ...
... Truth are severe . She has no sympathy with the myrtles . All that which is so indispensable in Song , is pre- cisely all that with which she has nothing whatever to do . It is but making her a flaunting paradox , to wreathe her in gems ...
Page 85
... Truth . A few words , however , in explanation . That pleasure which is at once the most pure , the most elevating , and the most intense , is de- rived , I maintain , from the contemplation of the Beautiful . In the con- templation of ...
... Truth . A few words , however , in explanation . That pleasure which is at once the most pure , the most elevating , and the most intense , is de- rived , I maintain , from the contemplation of the Beautiful . In the con- templation of ...
Page 97
... Truth - if , to be sure , through the attain- ment of truth , we are led to perceive a harmony where none was apparent before , we experience , at once , the true poetical effect - but this effect is referable to the harmony alone , and ...
... Truth - if , to be sure , through the attain- ment of truth , we are led to perceive a harmony where none was apparent before , we experience , at once , the true poetical effect - but this effect is referable to the harmony alone , and ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
Copyright | |
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