In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire, What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells! What a gush of euphony voluminously wells! To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats What a world of happiness their harmony foretells! To the tintinnabulation that so musically wellsįrom the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. It does not store any personal data.What a world of merriment their melody foretells! The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. It was not even known at this time that tuberculosis was highly contagious. When Virginia Poe came down with this disease, there were no sanitariums or antibiotics with which to cure her. Tuberculosis was a dreaded disease in the 19th century, one to which not only Poe’s wife succumbed, but also his mother. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells! I-II Silver & Golden

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

By EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849) I-II Silver & Golden

The tintinnabulation of the bells poem