As with all of CR's poems published in The Germ, this short piece
appeared pseudonymously as
the work of âEllen Alleynâ. It was first reprinted in
CR's Goblin
Market and Other Poems (1862).
In the manuscript of the poem (in the Bodleian library)
the title is âA Song in a Songâ, and it contains three
stanzas prior to the two that comprise the printed version.
This collection contains 2 texts and images, including:
Germ text
Scholarly Commentary
IntroductionÂ
As with all of CR's poems published in The Germ, this short piece appeared pseudonymously as the work of âEllen Alleynâ. It was first reprinted in CR's Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862).
Textual History: CompositionÂ
February 1849
Textual History: RevisionÂ
In the manuscript of the poem (in the Bodleian library) the title is âA Song in a Songâ, and it contains three stanzas prior to the two that comprise the printed version.
Printing HistoryÂ
First printed in The Germ 2, page 64.