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 |
A Dream | 22 |
Copyright | |
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