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Did E.A.Poe predict this?

Asked by Foolaholic (5804points) February 4th, 2009

I’m sitting here reading a collection of poems by Edgar Allen Poe, and I come across Sonnet to Science. The ninth line reads, “Hast thou not dragged Diana from her car?” This sounds an awful lot like a reference to Princess Diana, but how can it be? What’s going on here?

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syz's avatar

I would guess that Diana is a reference to the Goddess of the Hunt, and a car is a chariot.

Blondesjon's avatar

@Foolaholic…awsome question

Vinifera7's avatar

Yes. It’s a coincidence. It’s much too vague not to be.

Jayne's avatar

That’s the first I’ve heard of Poe being prophetic…wait, surely we can make a conspiracy out of this!

syz's avatar

the Hero of Canton ...

Ha! I’m becoming a stalker!

Jayne's avatar

….the man they call Meeeee!

Foolaholic's avatar

@syz

Thank you for clearing that up, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t going screw-loose.

DrBill's avatar

I vote for conspiracy theory

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