Talk:Frances Sargent Osgood

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Is it relevant to add the "A Valentine" connection? I would edit the article to include the following...

Her name can be found in "A Valentine"(1846) by taking the first letter of the first line, the second letter of the second line, the third letter of the third line etc.

"A Valentine" by Edgar Allan Poe For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,

Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,

Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies

Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.

Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure

Divine- a talisman- an amulet

That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-

The words- the syllables! Do not forget

The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor

And yet there is in this no Gordian knot

Which one might not undo without a sabre,

If one could merely comprehend the plot.

Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering

Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus

Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing

Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,

Its letters, although naturally lying

Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-

Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!

You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.

..... but I'm not really sure whether it's useful. Alyblaith 00:43, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

(I've been responding to old questions lately...) It's very relevant - I love how you formatted it... but it would take up too much room in the article. As such, there's a link to Wikisource. Midnightdreary 04:24, 8 March 2007 (UTC)