There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. Edgar Allan Poe brutedirectlyfidelity share on social
The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. Edgar Allan Poe imaginationleadmob Change image and share on social
The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world. Edgar Allan Poe beautifuldeathpoetical Change image and share on social
I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. The value of the poem is in the ratio of this elevating excitement. Edgar Allan Poe deserveelevateexcite Change image and share on social
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. Edgar Allan Poe chieflyexpecthappy Change image and share on social
The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire. Edgar Allan Poe admirecriticfann Change image and share on social
That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe beautifulcontemplationderive Change image and share on social
In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed. Edgar Allan Poe casediscussexcessively Change image and share on social
That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward. Edgar Allan Poe afraidbravecoward Change image and share on social
