 With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions should be held in reverence ; they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.  Ainsworth's Magazine - Page 172edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
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...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been, not a purpose, but a passion : and the passions...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations or more paltry commendations of mankind." THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE AMD Industrial ftecord. VOL. II. NEW YORK,... | |
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...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP CONTENTS OF VOL. II. PREFACE TO THE POEMS, iii CONTENTS, v • THE POETIC PRINCIPLE, vii I Jfse... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1853 - 188 pages
...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP THE RAVEN. ONCE 'upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and... | |
 | 1853 - 774 pages
...in what, under happier c-irrumstance*, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry II:H been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...held in reverence ; they must not — they cannot at Till be excited with any eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations of mankind."... | |
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...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions...compensations, or the more paltry commendations of mankind. EA P, ILLUSTRATIONS. ENGRAVER. PAGE PORTRAIT or EDGAR ALLAN POE. DAGUERREOTYPE . . /. Cooper . . x\ii... | |
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 | 1859 - 528 pages
...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...they must not — they cannot at will be excited, wiil an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations of mankind. EAP CONTENTS... | |
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...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions...compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP CONTENTS. EDITOR'S DEDICATION 5 AUTHOR'S PREFACE 7 LIFE AND GENIUS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE ... 13 AUTHOR'S... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1866 - 200 pages
...effort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...compensations, or the more paltry commendations of mankind. EA I'. CONTENTS. MKMOIR OF THK AUTHOR XI MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. THE RAVEN 1 LENORE 8 A VALENTINE n THE... | |
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