Edgar Allan Poe quote: I do believe God gave me a spark of genius, but he quenched it in misery.

I do believe God gave me a spark of genius, but he quenched it in misery.

~ Edgar Allan Poe ~

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I do believe God gave me a spark of genius, but he quenched it in misery.

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