In spite of his scorn for their pretensions, Edgar Allan Poe, in his way ... wrote a ballad under the title of Lenore. The composition of this ballad was due to Herder's famous appeal to the ...

Even Verna, who seemingly enjoyed bringing about the downfall of the Ushers, is emotional when she delivers Lenore's fate. A 179-year-old Edgar Allan Poe Poem Reveals What Fall Of The House Of ...

Eagerly I wished the morrow:—vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Nameless here for ...