"There are some qualities—some incorporate things,

That have a double life, which thus is made

A type of that twin entity which springs

From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade."

—Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"

"There are some qualities—some incorporate things,/ That have a double life, which thus is made/ A type of twin entity which springs/ From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade."

—Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"

“那里有一些质量，和包含一些质料，具体的事物，双重的生命，就是如此构成一种成对跃动的实体，由物质与光而来，形成了阴暗而坚实的形体。”

—Edgar Allan Poe, “Silence”

"There are some qualities—some incorporate things,/ That have a double life, which thus is made/ A type of twin entity which springs/ From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade."

—Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"

"There are some qualities—some incorporate things,/ That have a double life, which thus is made/ A type of twin entity which springs/ From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade."

—Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"