To Mrs. Marie L Shew—— Poem
To Mrs. Marie Louise Shew—— POEM by Edgar Allan Poe Of all who hail thy presence as the morning— Of all to whom thine absence is the night— The blotting utterly from out high heaven The sacred sun—of all who, weeping, bless thee Hourly for hope—for life—ah! above all, For the resurrection of deep-buried faith […]
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Beloved Physician Poem
Beloved Physician Poem by Edgar Allan Poe The pulse beats ten and intermits; God nerve the soul that ne’er forgets In calm or storm, by night or day, Its steady toil, its loyalty. [. . . ] [. . . ] The pulse beats ten and intermits; God shield the soul that ne’er forgets. [. […]
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Ulalume Poem
ULALUME POEM by Edgar Allan Poe The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere— The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of my most immemorial year; It was hard by the dim lake of Auber, In the misty mid region of Weir— […]
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The Philosophy of Composition
The Philosophy of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe The Philosophy of Composition (1846) by Edgar Allan Poe CHARLES DICKENS, in a note now lying before me, alluding to an examination I once made of the mechanism of “Barnaby Rudge,” says – “By the way, are you aware that Godwin wrote his ‘Caleb Williams’ backwards? He […]
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The Literati of New York City Part VI Godey’s Lady’s Book October 1846
The Literati of New York Part VI by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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A Valentine Poem
A Valentine Poem by Edgar Allan Poe For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. Search narrowly the lines!—they hold a treasure Divine—a talisman—an amulet That must be worn at heart. […]
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The Literati of New York City Part V Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1846
The Literati of New York Part V by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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The Literati of New York City Part IV Godey’s Lady’s Book August 1846
The Literati of New York Part IV by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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The Literati of New York City Part III Godey’s Lady’s Book July 1846
The Literati of New York Part III by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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The Sphinx
THE SPHINX by Edgar Allan Poe DURING the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage ornee on the banks of the Hudson. We had here around us all the ordinary means of summer amusement; […]
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The Literati of New York City Part II Godey’s Lady’s Book June 1846
The Literati of New York Part II by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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The Literati of New York City Part I Godey’s Lady’s Book May 1846
The Literati of New York Part I by Edgar Allan Poe The Literati of New York City Part I The Literati of New York City Part II The Literati of New York City Part III The Literati of New York City Part IV The Literati of New York City Part V The Literati of New […]
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