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  • #1

    A Valentine

    by Edgar Allan Poe
    (1846)


    For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,
    Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
    Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
    Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
    Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure
    Divine- a talisman- an amulet
    That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-
    The words- the syllables! Do not forget
    The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
    And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
    Which one might not undo without a sabre,
    If one could merely comprehend the plot.
    Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
    Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
    Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
    Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,
    Its letters, although naturally lying
    Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-
    Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!
    You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.

    [To translate the address, read the first letter of the first line in connection with the secon letter of the second line, the third letter of the third line, the fourth of the fourth, and so on to tne end. The name will thus appear.]
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  • #2
    Oh those words! No wonder he got with his much younger cousin. Hmmm, I believe she was Victoria and not Frances.

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    • #3
      ...im so lost it's not even funny...i got the Frances part..but the rest is tripping me out

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      • #4
        Frances Sargent Osgood
        I see...

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        • #5
          SERENADE
          by Edgar Allan Poe

          So sweet the hour, so calm the time,
          I feel it more than half a crime,
          When Nature sleeps and stars are mute,
          To mar the silence ev'n with lute.
          At rest on ocean's brilliant dyes
          An image of Elysium lies:
          Seven Pleiades entranced in Heaven,
          Form in the deep another seven:
          Endymion nodding from above
          Sees in the sea a second love.
          Within the valleys dim and brown,
          And on the spectral mountain's crown,
          The wearied light is dying down,
          And earth, and stars, and sea, and sky
          Are redolent of sleep, as I
          Am redolent of thee and thine
          Enthralling love, my Adeline.
          But list, O list,- so soft and low
          Thy lover's voice tonight shall flow,
          That, scarce awake, thy soul shall deem
          My words the music of a dream.
          Thus, while no single sound too rude
          Upon thy slumber shall intrude,
          Our thoughts, our souls- O God above!
          In every deed shall mingle, love.
          Achkerov kute.

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          • #6
            Sorry guys. But in my personal opinion love/romantic poems are too corny. I just don't like them. Most people out there can put together romantic words that sound good and make girls melt all over.
            Last edited by Yuro; 12-27-2004, 06:26 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Yuro
              Sorry guys. But in my personal opinion love/romantic poems are too corny. I just don't like them. Most people out there can put together romantic words that sound good and make girls melt all over.
              You've never heard of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe is reknowned whereas your fame is limited to this forum.
              Achkerov kute.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Anonymouse
                You've never heard of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe is reknowned whereas your fame is limited to this forum.
                I have friends.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Yuro
                  I have friends.
                  You lie .
                  Achkerov kute.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Anonymouse
                    You've never heard of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe is reknowned whereas your fame is limited to this forum.

                    now, you know mama's boy not to criticize good poetry!

                    it is about appreciating literature!

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