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Quotation from Tales (Selection) by Edgar Allan Poe
“And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”
Tales (Selection), The Masque of the Red Death (Project Gutenberg Raven Edition text)
The final sentence, after the prince and his revelers have died in the halls of the abbey.
Citation: "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." — Edgar Allan Poe, Tales (Selection), The Masque of the Red Death (Project Gutenberg Raven Edition text). (id poe-tales-q6)
Portrait: Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1849, restored, squared off, Unknown author Unknown author ; Restored by Yann Forget and Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
