Do you refer to E.A.Poe for hemlock as a possible cause of death, or to the last passage in this rather obscure piece of writing by Poe?
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'Numerous other causes of death have been proposed.
More recently, credible evidence that Poe's death resulted from rabies has been presented.
On October 10, 2009, Poe received a "do-over" funeral where "actors portraying Poe's contemporaries and other long-dead writers and artists payed their respects, reading eulogies adapted from their writings about Poe". The funeral included a replica of Poe's casket and wax cadaver.' (wiki)