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The Ring of Polycrates

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The Ring of Polycrates

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The Ring of Polycrates

Poet(s)

Schiller, Friedrich

Credits

Translator

White, James

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 43:271, 684–685, May 1838.

First line

He stood upon his turret’s height

Print context

Quoted in prose contribution

Original language

French

Document status

Generated: The file has been automatically generated from metadata in the project metadata database.

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Notes and attribution research

Translation signed “The Reverend James White.” Poem included in the unsigned “Our Two Vases” (677-706), by John Wilson (Wellesley Index). (SP, AC)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 14691

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Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team, “The Ring of Polycrates,” Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.8beta, University of Victoria, 30th June 2023, https://dvpp.uvic.ca/blackwoods/1838/pom_14691_the_ring_of_polycrates.html.

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