The ninety and nine are with the nine. The ninety and nine have a soul to save. The ninety and nine have a God to serve. The ninety and nine have a heaven to gain. The ninety and nine have a hell to shun.
— Edgar Allan Poe Modern

Horror, detective fiction

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Poem: 'The Bells' (a very slight misquote, the actual line is 'the ninety and nine are with the nine')

Date / Period

1849

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45610/the-bells

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