The sonnet is a light verse squib sent to amuse WMR and perhaps some of the other PRB. DGR sent it
to his brother in his letter of 8 October 1849 (see
Fredeman,
Correspondence, 49. 18
).
Printing History
First published in 1895 by WMR in his edition of the Family
Letters (II. 68), and collected thereafter.
This collection contains 3 texts and images, including:
MS letter text (University of British Columbia library)
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The sonnet is a light verse squib sent to amuse WMR and perhaps some of the other PRB. DGR sent it to his brother in his letter of 8 October 1849 (see Fredeman, Correspondence, 49. 18 ).
Printing History
First published in 1895 by WMR in his edition of the Family Letters (II. 68), and collected thereafter.