Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein
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By Edgar Allan Poe. I. Thy soul shall find itself alone. ’Mid dark thoughts of the gray tombstone— Not one, of all the crowd, to pry. Into thine hour of secrecy. II. Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then. The spirits of the dead who stood. In life before thee are again. In death around thee—and their will.
At the age of 22, Countess Frédérique inherits the Metzengerstein estate and lives a life of promiscuity and debauchery. While in the forest, her leg is caught in a trap and she is freed by her cousin and neighbour Baron Wilhelm, whom she has never met because of a long-standing family feud.
‘Spirits of the Dead’ by Edgar Allan Poe describes death as the greatest of mysteries and something to be appreciated for its own beauties. The poem begins with the speaker describing how “you” are standing in a cemetery alone.
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- October 9, 1995
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With Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Terence Stamp. A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
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Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness — for then. The spirits of the dead, who stood. In life before thee, are again. In death around thee, and their will. Shall overshadow thee; be still. The night, though clear, shall frown, And the stars shall not look down. From their high thrones in the Heaven.
The complete, unabridged text of Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe, with vocabulary words and definitions.
A mystery of mysteries! Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Spirits of the Dead." The poem was originally published in his book "Tamerlane and other Poems" in 1827.
