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79. “And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”
Edgar Allan Poe
Mortality, Decay, Existential Dread, Philosophical Reflection, Societal Critique, Thematic Depth
81. “The abbey was amply provisioned. With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself. In the meantime, it was folly to grieve, or to think. The prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the “Red Death.”” Edgar Allan Poe Isolation, Denial, Decadence, Philosophical Commentary, Social Critique, Mortality
82. “You have conquered, and I yield. Yet henceforward art thou also dead – dead to the world and its hopes. In me didst thou exist – and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.” Edgar Allan Poe Art, Conflict, Mortality, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Reflection, Artistic Commentary
83. “What chance – what one event brought this evil thing to pass, bear with me while I relate. Death approaches; and the shadow which foreruns him has thrown a softening influence over my spirit. I long, in passing through the dim valley, for the sympathy – I had nearly said for the pity – of my fellow men. I would fain have them believe that I have been, in some measure, the slave of circumstances beyond human control.” Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Reflection, Fate, Philosophical Insight, Desire For Connection, Existential Contemplation
84. “I began to reflect how magnificent a thing it was to die in such a manner, and how foolish it was in me to think of so paltry a consideration as my own individual life, in view of so wonderful a manifestation of God’s power.” Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Reflection, Divine Power, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Conflict, Existential Awe
86. “We stand upon the brink of a precipice. We peer into the abyss – we grow sick and dizzy. Our first impulse is to shrink away from the danger. Unaccountably we remain... it is but a thought, although a fearful one, and one which chills the very marrow of our bones with the fierceness of the delight of its horror. It is merely the idea of what would be our sensations during the sweeping precipitancy of a fall from such a height... for this very cause do we now the most vividly desire it.” Edgar Allan Poe Fear, Desire, Mortality, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Conflict, Existential Reflection
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79. “And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”
Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Decay, Existential Dread, Philosophical Reflection, Societal Critique, Thematic Depth
81. “The abbey was amply provisioned. With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself. In the meantime, it was folly to grieve, or to think. The prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the “Red Death.””
Edgar Allan Poe Isolation, Denial, Decadence, Philosophical Commentary, Social Critique, Mortality
82. “You have conquered, and I yield. Yet henceforward art thou also dead – dead to the world and its hopes. In me didst thou exist – and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.”
Edgar Allan Poe Art, Conflict, Mortality, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Reflection, Artistic Commentary
83. “What chance – what one event brought this evil thing to pass, bear with me while I relate. Death approaches; and the shadow which foreruns him has thrown a softening influence over my spirit. I long, in passing through the dim valley, for the sympathy – I had nearly said for the pity – of my fellow men. I would fain have them believe that I have been, in some measure, the slave of circumstances beyond human control.”
Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Reflection, Fate, Philosophical Insight, Desire For Connection, Existential Contemplation
84. “I began to reflect how magnificent a thing it was to die in such a manner, and how foolish it was in me to think of so paltry a consideration as my own individual life, in view of so wonderful a manifestation of God’s power.”
Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Reflection, Divine Power, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Conflict, Existential Awe
86. “We stand upon the brink of a precipice. We peer into the abyss – we grow sick and dizzy. Our first impulse is to shrink away from the danger. Unaccountably we remain... it is but a thought, although a fearful one, and one which chills the very marrow of our bones with the fierceness of the delight of its horror. It is merely the idea of what would be our sensations during the sweeping precipitancy of a fall from such a height... for this very cause do we now the most vividly desire it.”
Edgar Allan Poe Fear, Desire, Mortality, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Conflict, Existential Reflection
