"Never to suffer would never to have been blessed" writer (3)

I believe the answer is:

poe

(Other definitions for poe that I've seen before include "American author, d. 1849" , "The Raven poet" , "Edgar Allan . . ., writer of spooky tales" , "Edgar Allan --, US writer" , "US horror master" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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