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False hope is nicer than no hope at all.

Edgar Allan Poe

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Beautiful Contemplation Division Elevate Intense Pleasure
Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
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Break Up Deep Forget Hatred Love
I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect – in terror.
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Absolute Dangerous Exception Horror Indeed
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.
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Demon Fight Frame Insane Instant Myself Original Posses Soul Violence
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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Death Equality Life Respect
Deep in earth my love is lying and I must weep alone.
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Alone Broken Heart Cry Deep Earth Lie Love Weep
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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Dare Darkness Doubt Dreams Fear Mortal Wonder
Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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Convince One Liner Seek
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.
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Alone Awake Childhood Heart Joy Love
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
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Depression Horrible Insane Interval
Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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Growth Imperfection Love Music Stronger
To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Death Deep Die Glorious Laugh
Where the good and the bad and the worst and the best have gone to their eternal rest.
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Bad Eternal Gone Goodness Rest Worst
I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Active Appreciation Effect Faith Happiness Human Hurt Man Perfection Wise
It is a happiness to wonder; it is a happiness to dream.
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Dreams Happiness Wonder
The ninety and nine are with dreams, content, but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Content Dreams Hope Man World

False hope is nicer than no hope at all.

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