But our love was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
Edgar Allan Poe
Love, Connection, Eternity, Poetic Expression, Emotional Depth, Existential Bond
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“For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams.” Edgar Allan Poe
Dreams, Nature, Longing, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Connection, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Dreams, Nature, Longing, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Connection, Poetic Imagery“In our endeavors to recall to memory something long forgotten, we often find ourselves upon the very verge of remembrance, without being able, in the end, to remember.” Edgar Allan Poe
Memory, Perception, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Cognitive Struggle, Existential Inquiry
Edgar Allan Poe Memory, Perception, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Cognitive Struggle, Existential Inquiry“And his brow was lofty with thought, and his eye wild with care; and, in the few furrows upon his cheek I read the fables of sorrow, and weariness, and disgust with mankind, and a longing after solitude.” Edgar Allan Poe
Thought, Emotion, Isolation, Philosophical Insight, Character Analysis, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Thought, Emotion, Isolation, Philosophical Insight, Character Analysis, Poetic Imagery“And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.” Edgar Allan Poe
Emotions, Atmosphere, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Observation, Artistic Metaphor
Edgar Allan Poe Emotions, Atmosphere, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Observation, Artistic Metaphor“The higher powers of the reflective intellect are more decidedly and more usefully tasked by the unostentatious game of draughts than by all the elaborate frivolity of chess.” Edgar Allan Poe
Intellect, Simplicity, Critique, Philosophical Observation, Intellectual Clarity, Strategic Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Intellect, Simplicity, Critique, Philosophical Observation, Intellectual Clarity, Strategic Insight“How much more intense is the excitement wrought in the feelings of a crowd by the contemplation of human agony than that brought about by the most appalling spectacles of inanimate matter.” Edgar Allan Poe
Emotion, Crowd Psychology, Intensity, Philosophical Insight, Social Dynamics, Human Experience
Edgar Allan Poe Emotion, Crowd Psychology, Intensity, Philosophical Insight, Social Dynamics, Human Experience“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” Edgar Allan Poe
Madness, Sanity, Philosophical Paradox, Psychological Struggle, Existential Insight, Poetic Expression
Edgar Allan Poe Madness, Sanity, Philosophical Paradox, Psychological Struggle, Existential Insight, Poetic Expression“I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.” Edgar Allan Poe
Madness, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Irony, Emotional Truth, Psychological Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Madness, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Irony, Emotional Truth, Psychological Insight“I hold that a long poem does not exist. I maintain that the phrase, “a long poem,” is simply a flat contradiction in terms.” Edgar Allan Poe
Poetry, Definition, Structure, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Critique, Literary Observation
Edgar Allan Poe Poetry, Definition, Structure, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Critique, Literary Observation“Art is to look at, not to criticize.” Edgar Allan Poe
Art, Appreciation, Philosophy, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Insight, Creative Expression
Edgar Allan Poe Art, Appreciation, Philosophy, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Insight, Creative Expression“I have often been reproached with the aridity of my genius; a deficiency of imagination has been imputed to me as a crime; and the Pyrrhonism of my opinions has at all times rendered me notorious.” Edgar Allan Poe
Genius, Imagination, Criticism, Philosophical Insight, Personal Struggle, Social Perception
Edgar Allan Poe Genius, Imagination, Criticism, Philosophical Insight, Personal Struggle, Social Perception“To conceive the horror of my sensations is, I presume, utterly impossible; yet a curiosity to penetrate the mysteries of these awful regions predominates even over my despair, and will reconcile me to the most hideous aspect of death.” Edgar Allan Poe
Horror, Curiosity, Despair, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Emotional Depth
Edgar Allan Poe Horror, Curiosity, Despair, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Emotional Depth“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.” Edgar Allan Poe
Deception, Morality, Guilt, Psychological Insight, Narrative Complexity, Philosophical Irony
Edgar Allan Poe Deception, Morality, Guilt, Psychological Insight, Narrative Complexity, Philosophical Irony“This latter was a remarkably large and beautiful animal, entirely black, and sagacious to an astonishing degree.” Edgar Allan Poe
Beauty, Nature, Observation, Philosophical Insight, Grandeur, Emotional Connection
Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Nature, Observation, Philosophical Insight, Grandeur, Emotional Connection“Without Ligeia I was but as a child groping benighted.” Edgar Allan Poe
Despair, Loss, Love, Philosophical Lament, Emotional Depth, Existential Yearning
Edgar Allan Poe Despair, Loss, Love, Philosophical Lament, Emotional Depth, Existential Yearning“It would be mockery to call such dreariness heaven at all.” Edgar Allan Poe
Dreariness, Heaven, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Existential Observation, Emotional Truth
Edgar Allan Poe Dreariness, Heaven, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Existential Observation, Emotional Truth“I dare say you have often observed this disposition to temporize, or to procrastinate, in people who are labouring under any very poignant sorrow. Their powers of mind seem to be rendered torpid, so that they have a horror of anything like action, and like nothing in the world so well as to lie quietly in bed and “nurse their grief,” as the old ladies express it—that is to say, ruminate over the trouble.” Edgar Allan Poe
Procrastination, Sorrow, Psychological Insight, Emotional Struggle, Human Behavior, Philosophical Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Procrastination, Sorrow, Psychological Insight, Emotional Struggle, Human Behavior, Philosophical Reflection“Many years ago, I contracted an intimacy with a Mr. William Legrand. He was of an ancient Huguenot family, and had once been wealthy; but a series of misfortunes had reduced him to want.” Edgar Allan Poe
Friendship, Social Status, History, Philosophical Insight, Human Connection, Narrative Development
Edgar Allan Poe Friendship, Social Status, History, Philosophical Insight, Human Connection, Narrative Development