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Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

It is with literature as with law or empire - an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession. - Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

It is with literature as with law or empire – an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.

Source:Letter to Mr. B (July 1836)
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Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
  • Name: Edgar Allan Poe
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849
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