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Belshazzer

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Belshazzer (an alternate version)

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Exhaustively reviewed for this catalogued Poetry state. Generic lyric speakers/addressees, collectives, places and purely metaphorical allusions are not manufactured into permanent Characters.

king of kingsBelshazzar — historical Babylonian ruler associated with the jewelOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318heraldBelshazzar’s herald — herald who cries way for the king of kingsOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318Medethe ragged Mede — Mede in the crowd fingering a knifeOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 318Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 1 p. 318

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume OneREH Foundation PressOctober 2022↗