Passing of Tennyson

D., A.G., "The Passing of Tennyson", Oct. 10, 1892. Handwritten manuscript of poem signed by author, "A.G.D.".

Doughty, Arthur G., “The Passing of Tennyson (October 1892)“, Rose Leaves: A collection of simple verses written on various occasions, London: Thomas Moring, 1894, pp. 70-71.

and

D, A.G., "The Passing of Tennyson (October 1892)", Nugae Canorae, Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1897, p. 40.

The handwritten manuscript and the published poems are versions of the same poem. While the poem as published in Rose Leaves, 1894, was reprinted word-for-word in Nugae Canorae, 1897, there is a one-word difference between the handwritten manuscript and the published poem. That is, "land" is substituted for "earth" in the published version (see: the second paragraph, 5th line).

Wilson Collection includes the original handwritten manuscript of the poem "The Passing of Tennyson", Oct. 10, 1892. The one-page manuscript was reviewed, and is pictured below.

Print copy of Rose Leaves, 1894, held in Wilson Collection was reviewed; select images are pictured above. Digital copy from microform (CIHM 16860) available through Internet Archive (archive.org) was also reviewed; select images are pictured above.

Print copy of Nugae Canorae, 1897, held by LAC (OCLC #976966849) was reviewed. Digital copy from microform (CIHM 03939) available through Internet Archive (archive.org) was also reviewed; select image is pictured above.