...more generally popular. " With me poetry," says Mr. Edgar A. Poe, a United Statesman we believe, " has been not a purpose, but a passion ; and the passions...excited with an eye to the paltry compensations or the more paltry commendations of mankind." We shall certainly after this be excused obtruding our paltry...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP CONTENTS OF VOL. II. PREFACE TO THE POEMS, iii CONTENTS,...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP THE RAVEN. ONCE 'upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered,...

...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."...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations of mankind. EA P, ILLUSTRATIONS. ENGRAVER. PAGE PORTRAIT or EDGAR ALLAN...

...time, any serious effort in what, under happier eireumstanees, would have been the field of my ehoiee. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverenee; they must not — they eannot at will be exeited, with an eye to the paltry eompensations,...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...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...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort, in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice." We believe Mr. Poe to be sincere in this declaration ; if he is, we respect him ; if otherwise, we...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. CONTENTS. Page EDITOR'S DEDICATION v AUTHOR'S PREFACE vii...

...creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious effort in what, under happier circumstances, would...excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind. EAP CONTENTS. EDITOR'S DEDICATION 5 AUTHOR'S PREFACE 7 LIFE...