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According to some poetry by Edgar
E
.
Poe
, harken means 'listen' as if you were trying to make someone listen to you,
like
shuting them up.
How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story.
-Edgar
E
.
Poe
, The Tell Tale
Heart
Hearken!... That's not the point of this conversation.
Hearken
by
Ilhsdm
May 9, 2009