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29。Suchportionsof“Politian“asareknowntothepublicfirstsawthelightofpublicityinthe“SouthernLiteraryMessenger“forDecember，1835，andJanuary，1836，beingstyled“ScenesfromPolitian：anunpublisheddrama。”Thesesceneswereincluded，unaltered，inthe1845
collectionofPoems，byPoe。Thelargerportionoftheoriginaldraftsubsequentlybecamethepropertyofthepresenteditor，butitisnotconsideredjusttothepoet’smemorytopublishit。Theworkisahastyandunrevisedproductionofitsauthor’searlierdaysofliterarylabor；
and，beyondthescenesalreadyknown，scarcelycalculatedtoenhancehisreputation。Asaspecimen，however，ofthepartsunpublished，thefollowingfragmentfromthefirstsceneofActII。maybeoffered。TheDuke，itshouldbepremised，isuncletoAlessandra，andfatherofCastiglioneherbetrothed。
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