I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our...

There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our...

The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which...

The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which...

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...

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

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...

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

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

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...

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...

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...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

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...

You don't have to be a size zero to be pretty. Beauty should be judged...

You don't have to be a size zero to be pretty. Beauty should be judged...

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...