Carolina QuotesOn Poe - I esteem Poe more highly than my countrymen are wont to do . The trouble with him (Poe) was, he did not KNOW enough. He needed to know a good many more things in order to be a great poet.
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“On Poe - I esteem Poe more highly than my countrymen are won…” Sidney Lanier. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0EDC453C93. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0edc453c93
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