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The object, Truth, or the satisfaction of the intellect, and the object, Passion, or the excitement of the heart, are, although attainable, to a certain extent, in poetry, far more readily attainable in prose.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Philosophy of Composition

I would define, in brief, the Poetry of words as the Rhythmical Creation of Beauty. Its sole arbiter is Taste.
Edgar Allan Poe
The poetic Principle

Can it be fancied that Deity ever vindictively
Made in his image a mannikin merely to madden it?
Edgar Allan Poe
The Rationale of Verse

And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death

The Fall of the House of Usher.
Edgar Allan Poe
Title of tale

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Edgar Allan Poe: American Writer. Born 1809. Died 1949

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