The date of this limerick is uncertain, though the only surviving text (a fair copy) is copied on paper watermarked 1869, which thus represents the earliest possible date. Preceding these verses on the manuscript is a schema for what DGR here heads as “Song Meter”, which is a dummy for a metrical form.
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Princeton fair copy manuscript text
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The date of this limerick is uncertain, though the only surviving text (a fair copy) is copied on paper watermarked 1869, which thus represents the earliest possible date. Preceding these verses on the manuscript is a schema for what DGR here heads as “Song Meter”, which is a dummy for a metrical form.
Printing History
The limerick has never been printed.