John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6636 Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6636 |
| AUTHOR: | Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) |
| 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. |
| WORKS: | Edgar Allan Poe Collection. |