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Quotation from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

“Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”

Edgar Allan Poe (spoken by The speaker)

The Raven, Stanza 17 (1845 text (Project Gutenberg #1065))

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

The speaker's final command, which reveals that the bird has become an inward torment.

Citation: "Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" — Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, Stanza 17 (1845 text (Project Gutenberg #1065)). (id the-raven-q7)

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

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