Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven's poetry is printed here with the support of the University of Maryland Libraries. Permission to reproduce images of Freytag-Loringhoven's manuscripts has also been generously granted by the libraries.
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The poem "Xray" was published in
Encoded documents and images are derived from manuscripts in the Papers of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven in Special Collections at the University of Maryland, College Park, Libraries. In addition, individual pages or leaves of manuscripts are identified by the corresponding reel and frame numbers of the microfilm edition of the Freytag-Lorinhoven Papers.
The one printed version of Xray appeared in
DTD constructed from TEI P5 poetry base with tagsets for linking, figures, analysis, transcr, textcrit.
Line numbers have been included to reflect the numbering across all versions. Thus, some line numbers are missing on versions which do not include all lines within the text.
INTO CHRIST FIRST DON QUIXOTE IN FIGHTING
ATTACKING ELEMENTALLY DRIVEN DRIVEN FORCED BRUTAL ROTATING WINDMILL
ROTATION OF LORDS BEASTS ACTIVE FORCED
- INTO CHIRST DON QUIXOTE I. BY SPIRITUAL DESIRE OF
LORD BEASTS UNATAINABLE IS IN
CHRIST - ALL HIS DISCIPLES BY BEASTS LORD BEAST LORD BEASTS
DEPENDANCE ON ENTRAILS VITALS MATTER
STOMACH ELEMENTAL VITALS LORD
DESTROYING
ENTRAILS
LORDS PERFECTION BENEFIT DON QUIXOTES
RISE TO FIRM ESTATE POOR PESTERED LORD - ELEMENT THRALL LORD OF
HAS NEED HIS CREATIONS
BUT THY MESSAGE IS HEARD - THY SIGN IS
INGTHY ASSEMBLED
IN
GLORY NESS