During the printing of the Elegies, Rilke explained this in a note on the proof sheets:
As if it were the label on a druggist’s urn; abbreviation of Subrisio Saltat(orum). The labels on these receptacles almost always appear in abbreviated form.
During the printing of the Elegies, Rilke explained this in a note on the proof sheets:
As if it were the label on a druggist’s urn; abbreviation of Subrisio Saltat(orum). The labels on these receptacles almost always appear in abbreviated form.
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