The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.
EDGAR ALLAN POEAll that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.
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There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.
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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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A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
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Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
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From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.
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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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