“Formuchimaginaryworkwasthere；
Conceitdeceitful，socompact，sokind，ThatforAchilles’imagestoodhisspearGraspedinanarmedhand；himselfbehindWasleftunseen，savetotheeyeofmind。”
Besidesthemeritofconception，Mr。Poe’swritingshavealsothatofform。
Hisstyleishighlyfinished，gracefulandtrulyclassical。Itwouldbehardtofindalivingauthorwhohaddisplayedsuchvariedpowers。
Asanexampleofhisstylewewouldrefertooneofhistales，“TheHouseofUsher。”inthefirstvolumeofhis“TalesoftheGrotesqueandArabesque。”Ithasasingularcharmforus，andwethinkthatnoonecouldreaditwithoutbeingstronglymovedbyitssereneandsombrebeauty。Haditsauthorwrittennothingelse，itwouldalonehavebeenenoughtostamphimasamanofgenius，andthemasterofaclassicstyle。Inthistaleoccurs，perhaps，themostbeautifulofhispoems。