Silence
Edgar Allan Poe
Published in 1837
Not to be confused with Poe’s Silence - A Fable, published in 1838.
There are some qualities—some incorporate things, That have a double life, which thus is made A type of that twin entity which springs From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade. There is a twofold Silence—sea and shore— Body and soul. One dwells in lonely places, Newly with grass o'ergrown; some solemn graces, Some human memories and tearful lore, Render him terrorless: his name's "No More." He is the corporate Silence: dread him not! No power hath he of evil in himself; But should some urgent fate (untimely lot!) Bring thee to meet his shadow (nameless elf, That haunteth the lone regions where hath trod No foot of man,) commend thyself to God!
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The Edgar Allan Poe Fortnightly Haunted October of Terror! A full month of repeats of my favorite scary Poe stories!
10/02 to 10/05: The Fall of the House of Usher
10/09 and 10/10: The Cask of Amontillado
10/16 to 10/18: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
10/23: The Tell-Tale Heart
10/31: The Raven
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