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Quotation from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

“Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”

Edgar Allan Poe (spoken by The speaker)

The Raven, Stanza 15 (1845 text (Project Gutenberg #1065))

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Borrowing Jeremiah 8:22, the speaker asks whether any healing exists for his grief.

Citation: "Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!" — Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, Stanza 15 (1845 text (Project Gutenberg #1065)). (id the-raven-q6)

Portrait: Raven Manet C2, Édouard Manet, Public domain.

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