The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
A Pæan
by Edgar Allan Poe
Lamentation for the loss of a loved one.
Lamentation for the loss of a loved one.
Sailing off the Barbary Coast, the doctor and his crew encounter a hostile ship.
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy
"De dog go howlin’ ‘long de road,"
Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.
Bruno and the narrator discuss the fairy king’s dinner party.
An introduction to the original text, written by Walter H. Page.
"Oh, I have n’t got long to live, for we all"
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. For Commencement all the children have to memorize pieces of poetry. Jehosophat works very hard to try to memorize his, but his nerves get the best of him due to the teasing of his friends and he suddenly forgets it.
David reflects on the present state of affairs.
A king ends up cursed.
Come, essay a sprightly measure,
The narrator describes the moonlit nights leading up to March and thereafter.
ATTEND my lays, ye ever honour'd nine,
"Hurt was the nation with a mighty wound,"
Your riches taught me poverty.
An introduction to the family in the story, which focuses on the three children Jehosophat, Marmaduke, and Hepzebiah.
"‘Tis an old deserted homestead"