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	<blockquote>''I cannot express in words the fervent devotion I feel towards my dear little cousin — my own darling.''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''I cannot express in words the fervent devotion I feel towards my dear little cousin — my own darling.''</blockquote>

	He asks for her consent and promises to respect it either way:		He asks for her [[consent]] and promises to respect it either way:

	<blockquote>''Ask Virginia. Leave it to her. Let me have, under her own hand, a letter, bidding me good bye — forever — and I may die — my heart will break — but I will say no more.''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''Ask Virginia. Leave it to her. Let me have, under her own hand, a letter, bidding me good bye — forever — and I may die — my heart will break — but I will say no more.''</blockquote>

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	__NOTOC__[[File:Poe and Clemm photos.jpg\|thumb\|Edgar Allan Poe and wife Virginia Clemm]]		__NOTOC__[[File:Poe and Clemm photos.jpg\|thumb\|Edgar Allan Poe and wife Virginia Clemm]]
	'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")~~<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref>~~ in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture~~<ref>https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref>~~ and music~~<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>~~, with his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> bringing him popularity during his lifetime and remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.		'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or [[Wikipedia:Dark_Romanticism\|"Dark Romanticism"]]) in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous [[Wikipedia:Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture\|influence on popular culture]], [[Wikipedia:Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music\|and music]], with his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [[Wikipedia:The_Raven\|Wiki page about The Raven]].</ref> bringing him popularity during his lifetime and remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.

	Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:		Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:
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	Poe regularly visited Virginia's grave. As his friend Charles Chauncey Burr wrote, "Many times, after the death of his beloved wife, was he found at the dead hour of a winter night, sitting beside her tomb almost frozen in the snow".<ref>Phillips, Mary E. ''Edgar Allan Poe: The Man.'' Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1926. p. 1206.</ref> Shortly after Virginia's death, Poe courted several other women. Even so, Frances Sargent Osgood, whom Poe attempted to court, believed "that [Virginia] was the only woman whom he ever loved".<ref>Krutch, Joseph Wood. ''Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius.'' New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. p. 57.</ref>		Poe regularly visited Virginia's grave. As his friend Charles Chauncey Burr wrote, "Many times, after the death of his beloved wife, was he found at the dead hour of a winter night, sitting beside her tomb almost frozen in the snow".<ref>Phillips, Mary E. ''Edgar Allan Poe: The Man.'' Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1926. p. 1206.</ref> Shortly after Virginia's death, Poe courted several other women. Even so, Frances Sargent Osgood, whom Poe attempted to court, believed "that [Virginia] was the only woman whom he ever loved".<ref>Krutch, Joseph Wood. ''Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius.'' New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. p. 57.</ref>

	Poe died 2 years after Virginia in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances.~~<ref>https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe~~</ref>~~ The cause of his death remains unknown, and has been variously attributed to many causes including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.		Poe died 2 years after Virginia in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. [[Wikipedia:Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe\|The cause of his death remains unknown]], and has been variously attributed to many causes including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.

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	'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref> in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref> and music<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>, with his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> bringing him popularity during his lifetime and remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.		'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref> in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref> and music<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>, with his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> bringing him popularity during his lifetime and remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.

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 Poe died 2 years after Virginia in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe</ref> The cause of his death remains unknown, and has been variously attributed to many causes including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.
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	Poe secretly married Virginia on September 22, 1835. She was 13 at the time, though she is listed on the marriage certificate as being 21. On May 16, 1836, when Virginia was 14, the couple had a second wedding ceremony in Richmond, this time in public. By all accounts, Virginia was equally devoted to her husband. Her only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe in 1846.		Poe secretly married Virginia on September 22, 1835. She was 13 at the time, though she is listed on the marriage certificate as being 21. On May 16, 1836, when Virginia was 14, the couple had a second wedding ceremony in Richmond, this time in public. By all accounts, Virginia was equally devoted to her husband. Her only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe in 1846.

	==Virginia Clemm's Valentine's Day ~~Poem~~==		==Virginia Clemm's Valentine's Day poem==

	Virginia's only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe when she was 23, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1846.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/people/poe-virginiapoe.htm A collection of poems between Virginia and Poe]</ref> Note that the first letter of each line spells out his name:		Virginia's only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe when she was 23, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1846.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/people/poe-virginiapoe.htm A collection of poems between Virginia and Poe]</ref> Note that the first letter of each line spells out his name:
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	'''E'''ver peaceful and blissful we’ll be.		'''E'''ver peaceful and blissful we’ll be.

	==Virginia's ~~Death~~ and ~~Its Impact~~ on Poe==		==Virginia's death and its impact on Poe==

	One evening in January 1842, Virginia showed the first signs of consumption, now known as tuberculosis, while singing and playing the piano. Poe described it as breaking a blood vessel in her throat. She only partially recovered, growing worse for five years until she died of the disease in 1847 at the age of 24.		One evening in January 1842, Virginia showed the first signs of consumption, now known as tuberculosis, while singing and playing the piano. Poe described it as breaking a blood vessel in her throat. She only partially recovered, growing worse for five years until she died of the disease in 1847 at the age of 24.

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	<blockquote>Ask Virginia. Leave it to her. Let me have, under her own hand, a letter, bidding me good bye — forever — and I may die — my heart will break — but I will say no more.</blockquote>		<blockquote>''Ask Virginia. Leave it to her. Let me have, under her own hand, a letter, bidding me good bye — forever — and I may die — my heart will break — but I will say no more.''</blockquote>

	Poe secretly married Virginia on September 22, 1835. She was 13 at the time, though she is listed on the marriage certificate as being 21. On May 16, 1836, when Virginia was 14, the couple had a second wedding ceremony in Richmond, this time in public. By all accounts, Virginia was equally devoted to her husband. Her only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe in 1846.		Poe secretly married Virginia on September 22, 1835. She was 13 at the time, though she is listed on the marriage certificate as being 21. On May 16, 1836, when Virginia was 14, the couple had a second wedding ceremony in Richmond, this time in public. By all accounts, Virginia was equally devoted to her husband. Her only surviving composition is a love poem she wrote for Poe in 1846.
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	Poe died 2 years after Virginia in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe</ref> The cause of his death remains unknown, and has been variously attributed to many causes including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.		Poe died 2 years after Virginia in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe</ref> The cause of his death remains unknown, and has been variously attributed to many causes including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.

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	'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref> in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref> and music<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>, ~~and~~ his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> ~~brought~~ him popularity during his lifetime, remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.		'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref> in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref> and music<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>, with his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> bringing him popularity during his lifetime and remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.

	Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:		Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:

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	'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism in the United States.		'''Edgar Allan Poe''' (born January 19, 1809 – died October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of American literature and Romanticism (or "Dark Romanticism")<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Romanticism</ref> in the United States. Poe and his writings have seen enormous influence on popular culture<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_in_popular_culture</ref> and music<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_music</ref>, and his January 1845 poem "The Raven"<ref>See [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven text of The Raven - Poetry Foundation]; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven Wiki page about The Raven].</ref> brought him popularity during his lifetime, remaining one of the most famous poems ever written.

	Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:		Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at the age of 27. His letter proposing to Virginia was sent two weeks after her 13th birthday, suggesting that he fell in love even earlier. Poe’s proposal letter is almost desperate with passion for his cousin; he writes<ref>[https://www.eapoe.org/works/letters/p3508290.htm Poe - letter to Maria Clemm and Virginia Clemm (1835)]</ref>:


	<blockquote>''I cannot express in words the fervent devotion I feel towards my dear little cousin — my own darling.''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''I cannot express in words the fervent devotion I feel towards my dear little cousin — my own darling.''</blockquote>

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