 This old. man," I said at length, "is the type and the genius of deep crime. He refuses to be alone. He is the man of the crowd. It will be in vain to follow; for I shall learn no more of him, nor of his deeds. The worst heart of the world is a grosser...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Síða 5831847Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | James M. Hutchisson - 2005 - 316 síður
...of joy," he "forcefs] a passage within" (396). The narrator cryptically concludes that the old man "is the type and the genius of deep crime. He refuses...for I shall learn no more of him, nor of his deeds" (396). The tale is a chilling evocation of the underside of a busy city (by 1840 London was thronged,... | |
 | Sari Kawana - 285 síður
...to navigate the crowd and work it to his advantage. The narrator says to himself: "This old man ... is the type and the genius of deep crime. He refuses...follow; for I shall learn no more of him, nor of his deeds."47 In this comment, the narrator acknowledges both the presence of an element of identity that... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1927 - 506 síður
...pursuit of the stranger. But, as usual, he walked to and fro, and during the day did not pass from out the turmoil of that street. And, as the shades of...for I shall learn no more of him, nor of his deeds. The worst heart of the world is a grosser book than the Hortulus Animce* and perhaps it is but one... | |
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