| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 44685 |
| QUOTATION: | To see distinctly the machinery—the wheels and pinions—of any work of Art is, unquestionably, of itself, a pleasure, but one which we are able to enjoy only just in proportion as we do not enjoy the legitimate effect designed by the artist. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), U.S. author. “Marginalia 266,” Southern Literary Messenger (1849).
reason vs. Passion. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Poe Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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