| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 6636 |
| AUTHOR: | Edgar Allan Poe (18091849) |
| QUOTATION: | The object, Truth, or the satisfaction of the intellect, and the object, Passion, or the excitement of the heart, are, although attainable, to a certain extent, in poetry, far more readily attainable in prose. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Philosophy of Composition. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Edgar Allan Poe Collection. |
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