That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

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

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

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; self-confidence my friends call it.

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

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...

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

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

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

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will...

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...