In 1858 Charles Harpur was drawn into an argument with Frank Fowler, the editor of the
Month : A Literary and Critical Journal. Harpur wrote a
Note with an accompanying poem published in the
Empire (9 March 1858) which was commented on by Fowler in the pages of the
Month. Harpur continued the argument in a
Note published in the 28 May 1858 issue of the
Empire with this version of
A Rhyme. The
Note is separately indexed.