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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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...

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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 have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

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 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

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

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...

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...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Passions make men live, knowledge merely makes them last

Passions make men live, knowledge merely makes them last

The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions we...

The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions we...

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.