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I dwelth alone
In a world of moan,
And my soul was a stagnant tide,
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Till the fair and gentle Eulalie became my blushing bride —
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Till the yellow-haired young Eulalie became my smiling bride.
Ah, less — less bright
The stars of the night
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Than the eyes of the radiant girl!
And never a flake
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That the vapor can make
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[[n]]
With the moon-tints of purple and pearl,
Can vie with the modest Eulalie's most unregarded curl —
Can compare with the bright-eyed Eulalie's most humble and careless curl.
Now Doubt — now Pain
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Come never again,
For her soul gives me sigh for sigh,
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And all day long
Shines, bright and strong,
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Astarte within the sky,
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[[n]]
While ever to her dear Eulalie upturns her matron eye —
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While ever to her young Eulalie upturns her violet eye.
(1845)
[The following variants appear at the bottom of page 114:]
11 moon-tints: morn-tints (A. W. R.).
17 And: While (A. W. R., B.J.).
20 While: And (A. W. R., B.J.).
21 While: And (A. W. R., B.J.).
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Notes:
None.
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[S:0 - KCP, 1917] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Eulalie -- A Song (ed. K. Campbell, 1917)