All 4 Uses of
pallid
in
Selected Tales by Poe
- And over each quivering form, The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, And the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man," And its hero the Conqueror Worm.†
Scene 1
- It was there, however, no longer; and breathing with greater freedom, I turned my glances to the pallid and rigid figure upon the bed.†
Scene 1 *
- A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid, but of a surpassingly beautiful curve; a nose of a delicate Hebrew model, but with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations; a finely moulded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than web-like softness and tenuity; these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, made up…†
Scene 3
- Banners yellow, glorious, golden, On its roof did float and flow; (This—all this—was in the olden Time long ago) And every gentle air that dallied, In that sweet day, Along the ramparts plumed and pallid, A winged odor went away.†
Scene 3
Definition:
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(pallid) abnormally pale (lacking healthy skin color); or anything that lacks energy or liveliness