Text: Edgar Allan Poe, “To — — (Elmira)” (Study Text)


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Seq: 3.

Title: TO —— ——

Stanza: 1

Line-01-001 The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see

Line-01-002 [[indent]] The wantonest singing birds

Line-01-003 Are lips — and all thy melody

Line-01-004 [[indent]] Of lip-begotten words —

Stanza: 2

Line-01-005 Thine eyes, in Heaven of heart enshrin’d

Line-01-006 [[indent]] Then desolately fall,

Line-01-007 O! God! on my funereal mind

Line-01-008 [[indent]] Like starlight on a pall —

Stanza: 3

Line-01-009 Thy heart — thy heart! — I wake and sigh,

Line-01-010 [[indent]] And sleep to dream till day

Line-01-011 Of {{1845-02: the }} truth that gold can never buy —

Line-01-012 [[indent]] Of the {{1829-01: trifles //1845-02: baubles }} that it may.


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Notes:

For an explanation of the formatting used in this Study Text, see editorial policies and methods. This format is very much an experiment, particularly for poetry. For the version with changes applied, see the full poem.

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