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POETRY

An Enigma

“Seldom we find,” says Solomon Don Dunce, ⁠Half an idea in the profoundest sonnet. Through all the flimsy things we see at once ⁠As easily as through a Naples bonnet— …

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The Valley Nis

Far away — far away — Far away — as far at least Lies that valley as the day Down within the golden east — All things lovely — are …

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The Valley of Unrest

Once it smiled a silent dell Where the people did not dwell; They had gone unto the wars, Trusting to the mild-eyed stars, Nightly, from their azure towers, To keep …

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Ulalume

The skies they were ashen and sober; ⁠The leaves they were crisped and sere— ⁠The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October ⁠Of my …

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To the River

Fair river! in thy bright, clear flow ⁠Of crystal, wandering water, Thou art an emblem of the glow ⁠Of beauty—the unhidden heart— ⁠The playful maziness of art In old Alberto’s …

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To One in Paradise

Thou wast that all to me, love, ⁠For which my soul did pine— A green isle in the sea, love, ⁠A fountain and a shrine, All wreathed with fairy fruits …

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To Octavia

When wit, and wine, and friends have met And laughter crowns the festive hour In vain I struggle to forget Still does my heart confess thy power And fondly turn …

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To my mother

Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, ⁠The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, ⁠None so devotional as that of “Mother,” Therefore …

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To Miss Louise Olivia Hunter

Though I turn, I fly not — I cannot depart; I would try, but try not To release my heart. And my hopes are dying While, on dreams relying, I …

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To Marie Louise

Not long ago, the writer of these lines, In the mad pride of intellectuality, Maintained “the power of words”- denied that ever A thought arose within the human brain Beyond …