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

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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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...

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.

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

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

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...

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

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...

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...