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

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

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

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

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

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

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...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

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...

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...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Popularity is not an indication of quality.

Popularity is not an indication of quality.