pˈoʊ mˈɛnʃənz "ɐ hˈɛlθ" ɪn hɪz ˈɛseɪ "ðə poʊˈɛɾɪk pɹˈɪnsɪpəl" tʊ ɛɡzˈɛmplᵻfˌaɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ɛsθˈɛɾɪk θˈiəɹi ænd ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn wˈaɪtnəs, pjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, ænd lˈʌv.
Poe mentions "A Health" in his essay "The Poetic Principle" to exemplify his own aesthetic theory and the association between whiteness, purity, and love.