Thoseeyes！thoselarge，thoseshining，thosedivineorbs！theybecametometwinstarsofLeda，andItothemdevoutestofastrologers。

　　Thereisnopoint，amongthemanyincomprehensibleanomaliesofthescienceofmind，morethrillinglyexcitingthanthefactnever，I

　　believe，noticedintheschoolsthat，inourendeavorstorecalltomemorysomethinglongforgotten，weoftenfindourselvesupontheveryvergeofremembrance，withoutbeingable，intheend，toremember。Andthushowfrequently，inmyintensescrutinyofLigeia’seyes，haveIfeltapproachingthefullknowledgeoftheirexpressionfeltitapproachingyetnotquitebemineandsoatlengthentirelydepart！Andstrange，ohstrangestmysteryofall！Ifound，inthecommonestobjectsoftheuniverse，acircleofanalogiestotheatexpression。Imeantosaythat，subsequentlytotheperiodwhenLigeia’sbeautypassedintomyspirit，theredwellingasinashrine，Iderived，frommanyexistencesinthematerialworld，asentimentsuchasIfeltalwaysarousedwithinmebyherlargeandluminousorbs。YetnotthemorecouldIdefinethatsentiment，oranalyze，orevensteadilyviewit。Irecognizedit，letmerepeat，sometimesinthesurveyofarapidly-growingvineinthecontemplationofamoth，abutterfly，achrysalis，astreamofrunningwater。Ihavefeltitintheocean；inthefallingofameteor。Ihavefeltitintheglancesofunusuallyagedpeople。Andthereareoneortwostarsinheavenoneespecially，astarofthesixthmagnitude，doubleandchangeable，tobefoundnearthelargestarinLyrainatelescopicscrutinyofwhichIhavebeenmadeawareofthefeeling。I

　　havebeenfilledwithitbycertainsoundsfromstringedinstruments，andnotunfrequentlybypassagesfrombooks。Amonginnumerableotherinstances，IwellremembersomethinginavolumeofJosephGlanvill，whichperhapsmerelyfromitsquaintnesswhoshallsay？neverfailedtoinspiremewiththesentiment；“Andthewillthereinlieth，whichdiethnot。Whoknoweththemysteriesofthewill，withitsvigor？ForGodisbutagreatwillpervadingallthingsbynatureofitsintentness。Mandothnotyieldhimtotheangels，noruntodeathutterly，saveonlythroughtheweaknessofhisfeeblewill。”

　　Lengthofyears，andsubsequentreflection，haveenabledmetotrace，indeed，someremoteconnectionbetweenthispassageintheEnglishmoralistandaportionofthecharacterofLigeia。Anintensityinthought，action，orspeech，waspossibly，inher，aresult，oratleastanindex，ofthatgiganticvolitionwhich，duringourlongintercourse，failedtogiveotherandmoreimmediateevidenceofitsexistence。OfallthewomenwhomIhaveeverknown，she，theoutwardlycalm，theever-placidLigeia，wasthemostviolentlyapreytothetumultuousvulturesofsternpassion。AndofsuchpassionI

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