To Marie Louise (Shew) II

To Marie Louise (Shew) II: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories.

In the mad pride of intellectuality,
Maintained "the power of words"—denied that ever
A thought arose within the human brain
Beyond the utterance of the human tongue:
And now, as if in mockery of that boast,
Two words—two foreign soft dissyllables—