The life of Edgar Allan Poe .. . The House where The Kaven was The lloom where The Raven was written. MRS. BRENNANS REMINISCENCES. 145 His landlady recalls the poet as a shy, solitary,taciturn person, fond of rambling alone throughthe woods or of sitting on a favorite stump of atree down near the banks of the Hudson she has often observed him gesticulatingwildly, and loudly and excitedly speaks of him as eccentric, and yet as veryquiet and gentlemanly in his manners. Hewore, at this time, a small moustache, which hehad a habit of nervously twirling. The
The life of Edgar Allan Poe .. . The House where The Kaven was The lloom where The Raven was written. MRS. BRENNANS REMINISCENCES. 145 His landlady recalls the poet as a shy, solitary,taciturn person, fond of rambling alone throughthe woods or of sitting on a favorite stump of atree down near the banks of the Hudson she has often observed him gesticulatingwildly, and loudly and excitedly speaks of him as eccentric, and yet as veryquiet and gentlemanly in his manners. Hewore, at this time, a small moustache, which hehad a habit of nervously twirling. The Raven room had two windows in front,and two at the back, facing the woods. When not at his favorite seat by the riversbrink, he would place himself at one of the frontwindows, and with Virginia by his side, watchfor hours the fading glories of the summer even-ing skies. At this time, although engaged upon TheMirror, and writing for several magazines, hisrevenues were pitifully small. He was able topay for his board, but, beyond that, his needs werebut scantily met. Th
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