When Coventry Patmore was asked to
contribute to the first issue of The Germ, he sent
“The Seasons” on condition
that his name be withheld until the
appearance of his next volume. (See Fredeman, The P.R.B. Journal, entry for 25 September
1849). DGR apparently
copied the poem in a letter to his brother and wrote “Stunning, isn't
it?”. The poem was reprinted in Tamerton Church
Tower (1854), and in Patmore's
collected Poems (1886) in revised form under
the title “The Year”.
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Germ text
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
When Coventry Patmore was asked to contribute to the first issue of The Germ, he sent “The Seasons” on condition that his name be withheld until the appearance of his next volume. (See Fredeman, The P.R.B. Journal, entry for 25 September 1849). DGR apparently copied the poem in a letter to his brother and wrote “Stunning, isn't it?”. The poem was reprinted in Tamerton Church Tower (1854), and in Patmore's collected Poems (1886) in revised form under the title “The Year”.
Printing History
First printed in The Germ 1, page 19.