", withallhissuperiorities, , frommyrecollection, , asIrecallmyimpressionsnow, wasself-willed, capricious, inclinedtobeimperious, and, thoughofgenerousimpulses, notsteadilykind, norevenamiable; , , RichmondwasoneofthemostaristocraticcitiesonthissideoftheAtlantic....Aschoolis, ofitsnature, democratic; butstillboyswillunconsciouslybearabouttheodoroftheirfathers' notions, ," whohadthenresumedhisparentalcognomen, "itwasknownthathisparentshadbeenplayers, ; and, onlookingbackonitsince, Ifancyitgavehimafiercenesshewouldotherwisenothavehad."
ThislastparagraphofColonelPreston'srecollectionscastasuggestivelightuponthecauseswhichrenderedunhappythelad', andnaturallyendowedwithhereditaryandnativepride, —fosteredbytheindulgenceofwealthandtheconsciousnessofintellectualsuperiority,—EdgarPoewasmadetofeelthathisparentagewasobscure, , buttooneofPoe'sproudtemperamentitmusthavebeenasourceofconstanttorment, : asarulehewasproudofthehandsomeandtalentedboy, andindulgedhiminallthatwealthcouldpurchase, butatothertimeshetreatedhimwithcontumely, andmadehimfeelthebitternessofhisposition.
StillPoedidmaintainhisleadingpositionamongthescholarsatthatVirginianacademy, , -winter, whenstandingonthebanksoftheJamesRiver, Poedaredhiscomradeintojumpingin, , theyreachedthepilesuponwhichMayo'sBridgewasthensupported, , however, theyweredismayedtofindthatitsplankflooringoverlappedtheabutmentbyseveralfeet, , , andbothladswereillforseveralweeks.
Alludingtoanotherquitefamousswimmingfeatofhisown, thepoetremarked,
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