Edgar Allan Poe – Impromptu

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“When from your gems of thought I turn
To those pure orbs, your heart to learn,
I scarce know which to prize most high —
The bright i-dea, or the bright dear-eye.…”
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“Impromptu” is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published on April 26, 1845 by The Broadway Journal as “Impromptu. To Kate Carol”.

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Impromptu
by
Edgar Allan Poe

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When from your gems of thought I turn
To those pure orbs, your heart to learn,
I scarce know which to prize most high —
The bright i-dea, or the bright dear-eye.