WhenEdgarwasunhappyathome, which, sayshisaunt, , "wasveryoftenthecase, , forconsolation, andforadvice." Unfortunately, , andattheperiodwhenherguidingvoicewasmostrequisite, , andwasentombedinaneighboringcemetery, butherpoorboyishadmirercouldnotenduretothinkofherlyinglonelyandforsakeninhervaultedhome, , "whentheautumnalrainsfell, andthewindswailedmournfullyoverthegraves, helingeredlongest, andcameawaymostregretfully."
Thememoryofthislady, ofthis "oneidolatrousandpurelyideallove" ofhisboyhood, , "TheP?an," nowfirstincludedinhispoeticalworks, referstoher; andtoherheinscribedtheclassicandexquisitelybeautifulstanzasbeginning "Helen, thybeautyistome."
; butofhispoetry, ofthatwhich, ashedeclared, hadbeenwithhim "notapurpose, butapassion," heprobablypreservedthesecret, especiallyasweknowthatathisadoptivehomepoesywasaforbiddenthing.Asearlyas1821heappearstohaveessayedvariouspieces, —, itcametopass, asamatterofcourse, , doubtless, reminiscentlyportrayedinwhathesaysofhisboyishideal, , heremarks, "ifpassionitcanproperlybecalled, wasofthemostthoroughlyromantic, shadowy, , , ortothecharacter, ortothereciprocatingaffection...Anymaiden, notimmediatelyandpositivelyrepulsive," hedeemswouldhavesuitedtheoccasionoffrequentandunrestrictedintercoursewithsuchanimaginativeandpoeticyouth."Theresult," hedeems, "wasnotmerelynatural, ormerelyprobable; itwasasinevitableasdestinyitself."
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