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Mister-Grumpy t1_j8o9hej wrote

Reply to comment by sanfran_girl in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow

Where did you first learn the poem?

Back in the mid 90s I got really into The Crow and poetry and I remember this poem was in the graphic novel comic book of The Crow and it hit like a ton of bricks.

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sanfran_girl t1_j8opnen wrote

The Crow. I was easily stuck on that page for 15 to 20 minutes the first time. 🧐 I think I might go dig out my copy of The Crow right now.☺️

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