David Richards points out that it appears in Rk's early collection of parodies, Echoes,. On 14 Sep 2009, at 15:45, Meredith Dixon wrote: > On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 11:14 +0100, Alastair Wilson wrote: >> Dear Mary >> As regards your query, I agree that the Emerson parody (if you can >> call it that) is unlike Kipling - > > Well, if it isn't Kipling's, it was good enough to fool the editors of > the Definitive Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Verse, in which volume you > will find it on pages 183 and 184. > > Unfortunately the book does not list prior sources. > >> > -- > Meredith Dixon <[log in to unmask]> > Check out Raven Days <http://www.ravendays.org> > For victims and survivors of bullying at school. > And for those who want to help. > > Mary Hamer 25 Coriander Court 20 Gainsford St London SE1 2PG phone/fax 0207 378 0952 mobile 07967759013