The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan PoeA. Hislop & Company, 1869 - 176 pages |
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... tone and manner of hand- ling . Were all my tales now before me in a large volume , and as the composition of another , the merit which would principally arrest my attention would be their wide diver- sity and variety . You will be ...
... tone and manner of hand- ling . Were all my tales now before me in a large volume , and as the composition of another , the merit which would principally arrest my attention would be their wide diver- sity and variety . You will be ...
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... tone at all points , tend to the development of the intention . There is a radical error , I think , in the usual ... tone - whether by ordinary incidents and peculiar tone , or the converse , or by peculi- arity both of incident and ...
... tone at all points , tend to the development of the intention . There is a radical error , I think , in the usual ... tone - whether by ordinary incidents and peculiar tone , or the converse , or by peculi- arity both of incident and ...
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... tone of its highest manifestation , and all experience has shown that this tone is one of sadness . Beauty . of whatever kind , in its supreme development , invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears . Melancholy is thus the most ...
... tone of its highest manifestation , and all experience has shown that this tone is one of sadness . Beauty . of whatever kind , in its supreme development , invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears . Melancholy is thus the most ...
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Edgar Allan Poe. is thus the most legitimate of all the poetical tones . The length , the province , and the tone being thus determined , I betook myself to ordinary induction , with the view of obtaining some artistic piquancy which ...
Edgar Allan Poe. is thus the most legitimate of all the poetical tones . The length , the province , and the tone being thus determined , I betook myself to ordinary induction , with the view of obtaining some artistic piquancy which ...
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... tone of the poem . In such a search , it would have been absolutely impossible to overlook the word " Nevermore . " In fact , it was the very first which presented itself . The next desideratum was a pretext for the continuous use of ...
... tone of the poem . In such a search , it would have been absolutely impossible to overlook the word " Nevermore . " In fact , it was the very first which presented itself . The next desideratum was a pretext for the continuous use of ...
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Al Aaraaf Aless Allan amid angels name Lenore Auber Baldazzar beautiful ANNABEL LEE bells bird breathe bright Broadway Journal bust of Pallas Castiglione chamber-door dear Dian death didst died dim lake door dream Earl of Leicester EDGAR ALLAN POE enchanted fancy fell flowers FRANCES SARGENT OSGOOD garden glory golden happy happy flowers hath hear heart heaven hope Israfel Jacinta July midnight Lalage leave Ligeia light lonely maiden melancholy melody moon never Nevermore night o'er pallid passion PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION poem Politian Quoth the Raven rolls roses Runic rhyme Save only thee saw thee seraph sere shadow sigh silent skies slumber smile sorrow soul sound speak spirit stanza stars sweet Tell thine eyes things thou art thought throne tinkle tolling tone ULALUM unto upturned faces voice wild wind wings word