Elizabeth it is in vain you say
"Love not" — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
In vain those words from thee or L. E. L.
Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breathe it less gently forth — and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love — was cured of all beside —
His folly — pride — and passion — for he died

* Este poema nunca foi publicado, durante a vida de Poe. Observe que a primeira letra de cada linha, no final forma o nome "Elizabeth". "L.E.L." provalvemente é a poetisa inglesa Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838). Ela costuma assinar seus trabalhos com as iniciais do nome.