Except for the arresting line 6, the poem is completely undistinguished— a work that could not be
set apart from any of dozens of similarly accomplished poems published in the periodicals and gift books of the day.
Textual History: Composition
Three early manuscripts survive: the Bancroft corrected copy (a partial copy);
the fair copy with corrections in the Ashley Library; and the
fair copy in the library of Duke University, from which the Ashley Library
manuscript was revised.
Printing History
The poem was first published by WMR in his 1911 edition of the
Works. WMR used the corrected
Ashley Library copy as his copy text.
This collection contains 4 texts and images, including:
1911
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
Except for the arresting line 6, the poem is completely undistinguished— a work that could not be set apart from any of dozens of similarly accomplished poems published in the periodicals and gift books of the day.
Textual History: Composition
Three early manuscripts survive: the Bancroft corrected copy (a partial copy); the fair copy with corrections in the Ashley Library; and the fair copy in the library of Duke University, from which the Ashley Library manuscript was revised.
Printing History
The poem was first published by WMR in his 1911 edition of the Works. WMR used the corrected Ashley Library copy as his copy text.