Fragrant is aesthetically a much better choice. Reading, reading, reading enlarges our reservoir of choices for both our poetry and our prose. Now suppose you wanted to write about bells. That poem shows so clearly the wide abyss between poetry and prose. I like saying it over and over.
Some words are like that.
It certainly adds interest to Poe's poem. And, yes, there is such a word. One cannot miss his repetition of words. Repetition is another device poets use. But know it is true if you trust, The tears you shed now in such sorrow Will be tears of great joy on the morrow.