CR wrote this poem in March 1849. Like her other poems
published in the journal, it appeared pseudonymously as
the work of “Ellen Alleyn”. It was first reprinted in
the collection edited by William Allingham in 1859,
Nightingale Valley, A Collection of Choice Lyrics
and Short Poems and reprinted in CR's Goblin
Market and Other Poems (1862).
This collection contains 2 texts and images, including:
Germ text
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
CR wrote this poem in March 1849. Like her other poems published in the journal, it appeared pseudonymously as the work of “Ellen Alleyn”. It was first reprinted in the collection edited by William Allingham in 1859, Nightingale Valley, A Collection of Choice Lyrics and Short Poems and reprinted in CR's Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862).
Textual History: Composition
March 1849
Printing History
First printed in The Germ 1, page 48