Date: 1837
"As these white robes are soil'd and dark, / To yonder shining ground; / As this pale taper's earthly spark, / To yonder argent round; / So shows my soul before the Lamb, / My spirit before Thee; / So in mine earthly house I am, / To that I hope to be."
preview | full record— Tennyson, Alfred, first Baron Tennyson (1809–1892)
Date: 1845
"Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before."
preview | full record— Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)