Edgar Allan Poe – To Elizabeth

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“Would’st thou be loved? then let thy heart
From its present pathway part not —
Be every thing which now thou art
And nothing which thou art not“
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“To Elizabeth” is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. While the poem was eventually renamed “To F——s S. O——d”, it was first written in the album of Elizabeth Rebecca Herring, Poe’s cousin.

This article features a text version of “To Elizabeth“ by Edgar Allan Poe.

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To Elizabeth
by
Edgar Allan Poe

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Would’st thou be loved? then let thy heart
From its present pathway part not —
Be every thing which now thou art
And nothing which thou art not:
So with the world thy gentle ways,
And unassuming beauty
Shall be a constant theme of praise,
And love — a duty.

E A P.