Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 90
... never was there a greater mistake . Never was a grosser wrong done the fame of a true poet . In the compass of the English language I can call to mind no poem more profoundly , more weirdly imaginative , in the best sense , than the ...
... never was there a greater mistake . Never was a grosser wrong done the fame of a true poet . In the compass of the English language I can call to mind no poem more profoundly , more weirdly imaginative , in the best sense , than the ...
Page 185
... never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And so , all the night - tide , I 185 Annabel Lee Annabel Lee.
... never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And so , all the night - tide , I 185 Annabel Lee Annabel Lee.
Page 204
... never by rea- son . His works , characterized at their best by the fantastic illogicality of dreams , are such as no man could contrive . " Yet contrivance was not only part of Poe's genius , it was part of his craft . Nothing could be ...
... never by rea- son . His works , characterized at their best by the fantastic illogicality of dreams , are such as no man could contrive . " Yet contrivance was not only part of Poe's genius , it was part of his craft . Nothing could be ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
Copyright | |
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