"To Clark Ashton Smith, Esq." by H.P. Lovecraft

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If you can believe it, the title of the poem is too long. The full and proper title for this poem is: "To Clark Ashton Smith, Esq., Upon His Phantastick Tales, Verses, Pictures, and Sculptures" by H.P. Lovecraft

A cromlech is a megalithic construction made of large stone blocks.

Ediola is the plural form of eidolon, which is a phantom, a ghost or elusive entity.

The picture used is a depiction of Clark Ashton Smith from the October 1930 issue of "Wonder Stories".

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