Spirits of the dead edgar allan poe 1809 1849 thy soul shall find itself alone mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb stone not one of all the crowd to pry into thine hour of secrecy be silent in that solitude which is not loneliness for then the spirits of the dead who stood. Spirits of the dead by edgar allan poe i thy soul shall find itself alone mid dark thoughts of the gray tombstone not one of all the crowd to pry into thine hour of secrecy. Spirits of the dead by edgar allan poe published 1829 print version thy soul shall find itself alone mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb stone not one of all the crowd to pry into thine hour of secrecy be silent in that solitude which is not loneliness for then the spirits of the dead who stood in life before thee are again. Be silent in that solitude which is not loneliness for then the spirits of the dead who stood in life before thee are again in death around thee and their will shall overshadow thee be still the night though clear shall frown and the stars shall not look down from their high thrones in the heaven