And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is s… - Edgar Allan Poe

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And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor:
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted — nevermore!

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Edgar Allan Poe, born Edgar Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, a part of literary studies and was also considered by some peoples both the central and most major figure of the American Romanticism, and a part of the American literature. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story, and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. Born in 1809 in Massachusetts, Poe was the son of American theatre actress Elizabeth Poe (mother) and David Poe, Jr. (father).

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Pen Names: Edgar A. Perry

Alternative Names: Poe • Edgar Poe • E. A. Poe • Edgar A. Poe • Quarles

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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, Shall be lifted — Nevermore!

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted — nevermore!

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John Keats Lord Byron Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Butler Yeats Percy Bysshe Shelley

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In the greenest of our valleys
By good angels tenanted,
Once a fair and stately palace — Radiant palace — reared its head.

And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

Actually, I do have doubts, all the time. Any thinking person does. There are so many sides to every question.

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the … - Edgar Allan Poe

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