"I fashion the expression of my face, as……" — Edgar Allan Poe
"I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression."
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Edgar Allan Poe
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323 Quotes by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe has 323 quotes on this site.
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If any ambitious man have a fancy to revolutionize, at one effort, the universal world of human thought, human opinion,…
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Beauty is the sole legitimate province of the poem.
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