A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made / not to understand / but to feel / as crime.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions...

Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an...

In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an...

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity...

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a...

It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a...

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your...

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your...

The magic of creation has always fascinated me.

The magic of creation has always fascinated me.