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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Beauty Brief Creation Define Poetry Words Would

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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.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Before Dared Darkness Deep Doubting Dream Dreaming Dreams Ever Fearing Long Mortal Stood Wondering

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Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Dream See Seem Within

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They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Cognizant Day Dream Escape Many Night Only Things Those Which Who

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All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Evolved Fear Fraud Friend Greed Imagination My Friend Out Poetry Religion Simply

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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Became Horrible Insane Intervals Long Sanity

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Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Intelligence Madness Science Sublimity Taught Us

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We loved with a love that was more than love.

~Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Love Loved More Than

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

~Edgar Allan Poe

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 19th, 1809

Died: October 7th, 1849

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