A struggling author approached his friend William Ross Wallace who sometimes listened to the author's "not yet published poetical work".
"Wallace, I have just written the greatest poem that ever was written." Wallace listened and pronounced it "fine."
"Fine? Is that all?"
The author? Poe.
The poem? "The Raven."
He made nine dollars from it.
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source: "The Beautiful Cigar Girl" by Daniel Stashower.
55 fine, nice, interesting words for G Man.