Landor's Cottage

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At the windows were curtains of snowy white jaconet muslin: they were tolerably full, and hung decisively, perhaps rather formally in sharp, parallel plaits to the floor—just to the floor. The shingles were painted a dull grey; and the happiness with which this neutral tint melted into the vivid green of the tulip tree leaves that partially overshadowed the cottage, can readily be conceived by an artist. A smoky mist, resembling that of the Indian summer, enveloped all things, and of course, added to my uncertainty. Between the chief building and western wing arose a very tall and rather slender square chimney of hard Dutch bricks, alternately black and red:—a slight cornice of projecting bricks at the top.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Edgar Allan Poe may have become engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster before he registered at the one-year-old University of Virginia in February 1826 – to study ancient and modern languages. On a triangular shelf in each angle of the room stood also a similar vase, varied only as to its lovely contents.

The principal door was not exactly in the main division, being a little to the east—while the two windows were to the west. It is a story that I would recommend avoiding if you disliked The Domain of Arnheim but is worth it if you were a fan of the story. The whole face of the southern declivity was covered with wild shrubbery alone—an occasional silver willow or white poplar excepted. As regards vegetation, as well as in respect to every thing else, the scene softened and sloped to the south.During his time there, Poe lost touch with Royster and also became estranged from his foster father over gambling debts. Besides all this, the lawn's velvet was exquisitely spotted with sheep—a considerable flock of which roamed about the vale, in company with three tamed deer, and a vast number of brilliantly—plumed ducks. One of Poe's most enjoyable pastimes and one which gave him a great deal of pleasure and peace was when he would take nature walks. Here was art undoubtedly—that did not surprise me—all roads, in the ordinary sense, are works of art; nor can I say that there was much to wonder at in the mere excess of art manifested; all that seemed to have been done, might have been done here—with such natural "capabilities" (as they have it in the books on Landscape Gardening)—with very little labor and expense.