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the futility of all attempt at cheering a mind from which darkness�察�as if an 

inherent   positive   quality�察  �poured   forth   upon   all   objects   of   the   moral   and 

physical universe�察�in one unceasing radiation of gloom。 

     I shall ever bear about me a memory of the many solemn hours I thus 

spent alone with the master of the House of Usher。 Yet I should fail in any 



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attempt to convey an idea of the exact character of the studies�察�or of the 

occupations�察�in which he involved me�察�or led me the way。 An excited and 

highly distempered ideality threw a sulphureous lustre over all。 His long 

improvised dirges will ring for ever in my ears。 Among other things�察�I hold 

painfully   in   mind   a   certain   singular   perversion   and   amplification   of   the 

wild air of the last waltz of Von Weber。 From the paintings over which his 

elaborate fancy brooded�察�and which grew�察�touch by touch�察�into vagueness 

at   which   I shuddered   the   more   thrillingly�察  �because   I   shuddered   knowing 

not why��from these paintings ��vivid as their images now are before me�� I 

would in vain endeavour to educe more than a small portion which should 

lie within the compass of merely written words。 By the utter simplicity�察�by 

the nakedness of his designs�察�he arrested and overawed attention。 If ever 

mortal painted an idea�察�that mortal was Roderick Usher。 For me at leastin 

the    circumstances      then    surrounding      methere     arose   out   of   the  pure 

abstractions which the hypochondriac contrived to throw upon his canvas�察�

an intensity of intolerable awe�察�no shadow of which felt I ever yet in the 

contemplation of the certainly glowing yet too concrete reveries of Fuseli。 

     One of the phantasmagoric conceptions of my friend�察�partaking not so 

rigidly of the spirit of abstraction�察�may be shadowed forth�察�although feebly�察�

in words。 A small picture presented the interior of an immensely long and 

rectangular   vault   or   tunnel�察  �with   low   walls�察  �smooth�察  �white�察  �and   without 

interruption or device。 Certain accessory points of the design served well 

to convey the idea that this excavation lay at an exceeding depth below the 

surface   of   the   earth。   No   outlet   was   observed   in   any   portion   of   its   vast 

extent�察�and no torch�察�or other artificial source of light was discernible�察�yet 

a flood of intense rays rolled throughout�察�and bathed the whole in a ghastly 

and inappropriate splendour。 

     I   have   just   spoken   of   that   morbid   condition   of   the   auditory   nerve 

which rendered all music intolerable to the sufferer�察�with the exception of 

certain effects of stringed instruments。 It was�察�perhaps�察�the narrow limits to 

which he thus confined himself upon the guitar�察�which gave birth�察�in great 

measure�察  �to   the   fantastic   character   of   the   performances。   But   the   fervid 

facility of his impromptus could not be so accounted for。 They must have 

been�察�and were�察�in the notes�察�as well as in the words of his wild fantasias 



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��for    he   not   unfrequently      accompanied        himself    with    rhymed     verbal 

improvisations���察      �the   result   of   that   intense   mental     collectedness     and 

concentration   to   which   I   have   previously   alluded   as   observable   only   in 

particular moments of the highest artificial excitement。 The words of one 

of   these   rhapsodies   I   have   easily  remembered。   I   was�察  �perhaps�察  �the   more 

forcibly impressed with it�察�as he gave it�察�because�察�in the under or mystic 

current of its meaning�察�I fancied that I perceived�察�and for the first time�察�a 

full consciousness on the part of Usher�察�of the tottering of his lofty reason 

upon her throne。 The verses�察�which were entitled ;The Haunted Palace�察─�

ran very nearly�察�if not accurately�察�thus�此�

                                                I。 

                              In the greenest of our valleys�察�

                                 By good angels tenanted�察�

                              Once a fair and stately palace 

                             Radiant palacereared its head。 

                          In the monarch Thought's dominion 

                                        It stood there� �

                               Never seraph spread a pinion 

                                  Over fabric half so fair。 

                                               II。 

                            Banners yellow�察�glorious�察�golden�察�

                              On its roof did float and flow�察�

                             ��Thisall thiswas in the olden 

                                       Time long ago�� 

                            And every gentle air that dallied�察�

                                      In that sweet day�察�

                         Along the ramparts plumed and pallid�察�

                               A winged odour went away。 

                                               III。 

                              Wanderers in that happy valley 

                          Through two luminous windows saw 

                                 Spirits moving musically 

                                 To a lute's well tuned law�察�

                           Round about a throne�察�where sitting 



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                                     ��Porphyrogene�。� 

                            In state his glory well befitting�察�

                            The ruler of the realm was seen。 

                                              IV。 

                         And all with pearl and ruby glowing 

                                Was the fair palace door�察�

                   Through which came flowing�察�flowing�察�flowing 

                                And sparkling evermore�察�

                         A troop of Echoes whose sweet duty 

                                      Was but to sing�察�

                             In voices of surpassing beauty�察�

                           The wit and wisdom of their king。 

                                              V。 

                          But evil things�察�in robes of sorrow�察�

                          Assailed the monarch's high estate�察�

                         ��Ah�察�let us mourn�察�for never morrow 

                            Shall dawn upon him�察�desolate�。� 

                         And�察�round about his home�察�the glory 

                               That blushed and bloomed 

                             Is but a dim´remembered story�察�

                                Of the old time entombed。 

                                             VI。 

                         And travellers now within that valley�察�

                          Through the red´litten windows�察�see 

                           Vast forms that move fantastically 

                                 To a discordant melody�察�

                            While�察�like a rapid ghastly river�察�

                                  Through the pale door�察�

                           A hideous throng rush out forever�察�

                             And laughbut smile no more。 

       I well remember that suggestions arising from this ballad�察�led us into 

a   train   of   thought   wherein   there   became   manifest   an   opinion   of   Usher's 

which I  mention not so  much   on account   of its novelty  ��for  other  men* 

have    thought    thus�撮�   as  on   account    of  the  pertinacity    with   which    he 



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maintained it。 This opinion�察�in its general form�察�was that of the sentience 

of all vegetable things。 But�察�in his disordered fancy�察�the idea had assumed 

a more daring character�察�and trespassed�察�under certain conditions�察�upon the 

kingdom of inorganization。 I lack words to express the full extent�察�or the 

earnest abandon of his persuasion。 The belief�察�however�察�was connected ��as 

I   have    previously     hinted��   with    the  gray    stones   of   the   home    of   his 

forefathers。 The conditions of the sentience had been here�察�he   imagined�察�

fulfilled in the method of collocation of these stonesin the order of their 

arrangement�察�as well as in that of the many fungi which overspread them�察�

and   of   the   decayed   trees   which   stood   around   above   all�察  �in   the   long 

undisturbed endurance of this arrangement�察�and in its reduplication in the 

still waters of the tarn。 Its evidencethe evidence of the sentiencewas to 

be seen�察�he said�察。�and I here started as he spoke�撮� in the gradual yet certain 

condensation of an atmosphere of their own about the waters and the walls。 

The result was discoverable�察�he added�察�in that silent�察�yet importunate and 

terrible   influence   which   for   centuries   had   moulded   the   destinies   of   his 

family�察  �and   which   made   him   what   I   now   saw   himwhat   he   was。   Such 

opinions need no comment�察�and I will make none。 

     Our booksthe books which�察�for years�察�had formed no small portion of 

the mental existence of the invalidwere�察�as might be supposed�察�in strict 

keeping   with   this   character   of   phantasm。   We   pored   together   over   such 

works      as   the   Ververt    et   Chartreuse     of   Gresset�察    �the   Belphegor      of 

Machiavelli�察      �the  Heaven      and   Hell    of  Swedenborg�察      �the   Subterranean 

Voyage of Nicholas Klimm by Holberg�察�the Chiromancy of Robert Flud�察�

of   Jean   D'Indagine�察  �and   of   De   la   Chamb

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