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he bells!--ah, the bells!The heavy iron bells!How horrible a monody there floatsFrom their throats--From their deep-toned throats--From their melancholy throatsHow I shudder at the notesOf the bells, bells, bells--Of the bells! In the autumn of 1848 Poe added another line to this poem, and sent itto the editor of the 'Union Magazine'. It was not published. So, in thefollowing February, the poet forwarded to the same periodical a muchenlarged and altered transcript. Three months having elapsed withoutpublication, another revision of the poem, similar to the currentversion, was sent, and in the following October was published in the'Union Magazine'. * * * * *
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