To the tintinnabulation that so musically wellsįrom the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
What a world of merriment their melody foretells! For the final draft, Poe received $15 from Sartain'sįrom the handwritten manuscript, it is not clear from the spacings, quite how Poe intended it to be read, alas he died before he got the chance to confirm the typescript.įor a more complete discussion consult The Bells How I shudder at the notes Of the bells, bells, bells-Īfter two further amendments and additions, the poem was finally accepted for publication. Shew.) Contained only two stanzas, totalling seventeen lines and read. An earlier draft, (titled, The Bells, By Mrs. The original idea for The Bells, is believed to have been given to Poe by his friend, Mrs Shew. Poe adapted it a number of times but this is the most common. This is only one of the many versions (8 at least) that have slipped into the world.
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