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
|