As with all of CR's poems published in The Germ, this short piece
appeared pseudonymously as
the work of “Ellen Alleyn”. It was first reprinted in
CR's Goblin
Market and Other Poems (1862).
Textual History: Composition
February 1849
Textual History: Revision
In the manuscript of the poem (in the Bodleian library)
the title is “A Song in a Song”, 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
Introduction
As with all of CR's poems published in The Germ, this short piece appeared pseudonymously as the work of “Ellen Alleyn”. It was first reprinted in CR's Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862).
Textual History: Composition
February 1849
Textual History: Revision
In the manuscript of the poem (in the Bodleian library) the title is “A Song in a Song”, and it contains three stanzas prior to the two that comprise the printed version.
Printing History
First printed in The Germ 2, page 64.