We have just been annotating "The Betrothed", the poem in which Kipling
observes that "...a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a
Smoke".
In its original publication it was entitled "The
Meditation of William Kirkland". Can anyone place William Kirkland and offer a
view on why he was identified with these sentiments ?
Any thoughts will be most gratefully
received.
Good wishes to all, John
R
