Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 80
... effect it produces - than by the time it took to impress the effect , or by the amount of " sustained effort " which had been found necessary in effecting the impression . The fact is , that perseverance is one thing and genius quite ...
... effect it produces - than by the time it took to impress the effect , or by the amount of " sustained effort " which had been found necessary in effecting the impression . The fact is , that perseverance is one thing and genius quite ...
Page 207
... effect which it is capable of inducing ; for it is clear that the brevity must be in direct ratio of the intensity of the intended effect : —this , with one proviso that a certain degree of duration is absolutely requisite for the ...
... effect which it is capable of inducing ; for it is clear that the brevity must be in direct ratio of the intensity of the intended effect : —this , with one proviso that a certain degree of duration is absolutely requisite for the ...
Page 211
... effect . And here I may as well say a few words of the versification . My first object ( as usual ) was originality . The extent to which this has been neglected , in versification , is one of the most unaccountable things in the world ...
... effect . And here I may as well say a few words of the versification . My first object ( as usual ) was originality . The extent to which this has been neglected , in versification , is one of the most unaccountable things in the world ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
Copyright | |
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