2。Thebibliographicalhistoryof“TheBells“iscurious。Thesubject，andsomelinesoftheoriginalversion，havingbeensuggestedbythepoet’sfriend，Mrs。Shew，Poe，whenhewroteoutthefirstdraftofthepoem，headedit，“TheBells，ByMrs。M。A。Shew。”Thisdraft，nowtheeditor’sproperty，consistsofonlyseventeenlines，andreadthus：
I。
Thebells！-ah，thebells！
Thelittlesilverbells！
Howfairy-likeamelodytherefloatsFromtheirthroats
Fromtheirmerrylittlethroats
Fromthesilver，tinklingthroatsOfthebells，bells，bells
Ofthebells！
II。
Thebells！-ah，thebells！
Theheavyironbells！
HowhorribleamonodytherefloatsFromtheirthroats
Fromtheirdeep-tonedthroats
Fromtheirmelancholythroats！
HowIshudderatthenotesOfthebells，bells，bells
Ofthebells！
Intheautumnof1848Poeaddedanotherlinetothispoem，andsentittotheeditorofthe“UnionMagazine。”Itwasnotpublished。So，inthefollowingFebruary，thepoetforwardedtothesameperiodicalamuchenlargedandalteredtranscript。Threemonthshavingelapsedwithoutpublication，anotherrevisionofthepoem，similartothecurrentversion，wassent，andinthefollowingOctoberwaspublishedinthe“UnionMagazine。”
3。ThispoemwasfirstpublishedinColton’s“AmericanReview“forDecember，1847，as“To-Ulalume：aBallad。”Beingreprintedimmediatelyinthe“HomeJournal。”itwascopiedintovariouspublicationswiththenameoftheeditor，N。P。Willis，appended，andwasascribedtohim。Whenfirstpublished，itcontainedthefollowingadditionalstanzawhichPoesubsequently，atthesuggestionofMrs。Whitman，wiselysuppressed：
Saidwethen-wetwo，tben-“Ah，canitHavebeenthatthewoodlandishghouls
Thepitiful，themercifulghouls
TobarupourpathandtobanitFromthesecretthatliesinthesewolds
HaddrawnupthespectreofaplanetFromthelimbooflunarysouls
ThissinfullyscintillantplanetFromtheHelloftheplanetarysouls？”
4。“ToHelen！’Mrs。S。HelenWhitmanwasnotpublisheduntilNovember，1848，althoughwrittenseveralmonthsearlier。Itfirstappearedinthe“UnionMagazine。”andwiththeomission，contrarytotheknowledgeordesireofPoe，oftheline，“Oh，Godloh，Heaven-howmyheartbeatsincouplingthosetwowords。”
5。“AnnabelLee“waswrittenearlyin1849，andisevidentlyanexpressionofthepoet’sundyingloveforhisdeceasedbride，althoughatleastoneofhisladyadmirersdeemeditaresponsetoheradmiration。Poesentacopyoftheballadtothe“UnionMagazine。”inwhichpublicationitappearedinJanuary，1850，threemonthsaftertheauthor’sdeath。Whilesufferingfrom“hopedeferred“astoitsfate，Poepresentedacopyof“AnnabelLee“totheeditorofthe“SouthernLiteraryMessenger。”whopublisheditintheNovembernumberofhisperiodical，amonthafterPoe’sdeath。Inthemeantimethepoet’sowncopy，leftamonghispapers，passedintothehandsofthepersonengagedtoedithisworks，andhequotedthepoeminanobituaryofPoe，intheNewYork“Tribune。”beforeanyoneelsehadanopportunityofpublishingit。
6。“AValentine。”oneofthreepoemsaddressedtoMrs。Osgood，appearstohavebeenwrittenearlyin1846。
7。“AnEnigma。”addressedtoMrs。SarahAnnaLewis“Stella“，wassenttothatladyinaletter，inNovember，1847，andthefollowingMarchappearedinSartain’s“UnionMagazine。”
8。Thesonnet，“ToMyMother“MariaClemm，wassentforpublicationtotheshort-lived“FlagofourUnion。”earlyin1849，’butdoesnotappeartohavebeenissueduntilafteritsauthor’sdeath，whenitappearedinthe“LeafletsofMemory“for1850。
9。“ForAnnie“wasfirstpublishedinthe“FlagofourUnion。”inthespringof1849。Poe，annoyedatsomemisprintsinthisissue，shortlyafterwardscausedacorrectedcopytobeinsertedinthe“HomeJournal。”
10。“ToF“FrancesSargeantOsgoodappearedinthe“Broadwayjournal“forApril，1845。Theselinesarebutslightlyvariedfromthoseinscribed“ToMary。”inthe“SouthernLiteraryMessenger“forJuly，1835，andsubsequentlyrepublished，withthetwostanzastransposed，in“Graham’sMagazine“forMarch，1842，as“ToOneDeparted。”
11。“ToFsS。Od。”aportionofthepoet’striunetributetoMrs。
Osgood，waspublishedinthe“BroadwayJournal“forSeptember，1845。Theearliestversionoftheselinesappearedinthe“SouthernLiteraryMessenger“forSeptember，1835，as“LineswritteninanAlbum。”andwasaddressedtoElizaWhite，theproprietor’sdaughter。Slightlyrevised，thepoemreappearedinBurton’s“Gentleman’sMagazine“forAugust，1839，as“To。”
12。Although“Eldorado“waspublishedduringPoe’slifetime，in1849，inthe“FlagofourUnion。”itdoesnotappeartohaveeverreceivedtheauthor’sfinishingtouches。
AHbrokenisthegoldenbowl！thespiritflownforever！
Letthebelltoll！-asaintlysoulfloatsontheStygianriver；
And，GuyDeVere，hast_thou_notear？-weepnowornevermore！
See！onyondrearandrigidbierlowliesthylove，Lenore！
Come！lettheburialriteberead-thefuneralsongbesung！-
Ananthemforthequeenliestdeadthateverdiedsoyoung-
Adirgeforherthedoublydeadinthatshediedsoyoung。
“Wretches！yelovedherforherwealthandhatedherforherpride，“Andwhenshefellinfeeblehealth，yeblessedher-thatshedied！
“Howshalltheritual，then，beread？-therequiemhowbesung“Byyou-byyours，theevileye，-byyours，theslanderoustongue“Thatdidtodeaththeinnocentthatdied，anddiedsoyoung？”
_Peccavimus_；butravenotthus！andletaSabbathsongGouptoGodsosolemnlythedeadmayfeelsowrong！
ThesweetLenorehath“gonebefore。”withHope，thatflewbesideLeavingtheewildforthedearchildthatshouldhavebeenthybride-
Forher，thefairand_debonair_，thatnowsolowlylies，Thelifeuponheryellowhairbutnotwithinhereyes-
Thelifestillthere，uponherhair-thedeathuponhereyes。
“Avaunt！to-nightmyheartislight。NodirgewillIupraise，“ButwafttheangelonherflightwithaPaeanofolddays！
“Letnobelltoll！-lesthersweetsoul，amiditshallowedmirth，“Shouldcatchthenote，asitdothfloat-upfromthedamnedEarth。
“Tofriendsabove，fromfiendsbelow，theindignantghostisriven-
“FromHelluntoahighestatefarupwithintheHeaven-
“Fromgriefandgroan，toagoldenthrone，besidetheKingofHeaven。”
TOONEINPARADISE。
THOUwastallthattome，love，Forwhichmysouldidpine
Agreenisleinthesea，love，Afountainandashrime，Allwreathedwithfairyfruitsandflowers，Andalltheflowersweremine。
Ah，dreamtoobrighttolast！
Ah，starryHope！thatdidstariseButtobeovercast！
AvoicefromouttheFuturecries，“On！on！”buto’erthePastDimguld！myspirithoveringliesMute，mothionless，aghast！
For，alas！alas！withmeThelightofLifeiso’er！
Nomorenomorenomore
SuchlanguageholdsthesolemnseaTothesandsupontheshore
Shallbloomthethunder0blastedtree，Orthestrickeneaglesoar！
Andallmydaysaretrances，AndallmynightlydreamsArewherethydarkeyeglances，Andwherethyfootstepgleams
Inwhatetherealdances，Bywhateternalstreams。
TYPEoftheantiqueRome！RichreliquaryOfloftycontemplationlefttoTimeByburiedcenturiesofpompandpower！
Atlength-atlength-aftersomanydaysOfwearypilgrimageandburningthirst，Thirstforthespringsoflorethatintheelie，
Ikneel，analteredandanhumbleman，Amidthyshadows，andsodrinkwithinMyverysoulthygrandeur，gloom，andglory！
Vastness！andAge！andMemoriesofEld！
Silence！andDesolation！anddimNight！
Ifeelyenow-Ifeelyeinyourstrength-
Ospellsmoresurethane’erJud鎍nkingTaughtinthegardensofGethsemane！
OcharmsmorepotentthantheraptChaldeeEverdrewdownfromoutthequietstars！
Here，whereaherofell，acolumnfalls！
Here，wherethemimiceagleglaredingold，Amidnightvigilholdstheswarthybat！
Here，wherethedamesofRometheirgildedhairWavedtothewind，nowwavethereedandthistle！
Here，whereongoldenthronethemonarchlolled，Glides，spectre-like，untohismarblehome，Litbythewanlight