“There are two bodies — the rudimental and the complete ; corresponding with the two conditions of the worm and the butterfly. What we call "death," is but the painful metamorphosis. Our present incarnation is progressive, preparatory, temporary. Our future is perfected, ultimate, immortal. The ultimate life is the full design.”
More from Edgar Allan Poe
“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
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“...for love like mine can never be gotten over.”
“…Years of love have been forgot In the hatred of a minute.”