The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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

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

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,...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

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,...

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no...

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no...

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.

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

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.

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.