Edgar Allan Poe – Lines on Joe Locke

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“As for Locke, he is all in my eye,
May the d—l right soon for his soul call.
He never was known to lie —
In bed at a reveillé roll-call…”
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“Lines on Joe Locke” is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published on February 25, 1843 in a biographical article about Poe, in The Saturday Museum.

This article features a text version of “Lines on Joe Locke“ by Edgar Allan Poe.

Lines on Joe Locke
by
Edgar Allan Poe

As for Locke, he is all in my eye,
May the d—l right soon for his soul call.
He never was known to lie —
In bed at a reveillé roll-call.”

John Locke was a notable name;
Joe Locke is a greater: in short,
The former was well known to fame,
But the latter’s well known “to report.”

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