Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
EDGAR ALLAN POEBeauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Books, indeed, were his sole luxuries.
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It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
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Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect.
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There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Those who gossip with you will gossip about you.
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The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame.
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Art is to look at not to criticize.
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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
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Blood was its Avatar and its seal.
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The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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