On the Sonnet single work   poetry   "Why slight the Sonnet? Though one-thoughted, it"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1858... 1858 On the Sonnet
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Notes

  • This poem appears in a number of versions from 1858 onwards. For further details, see The Poems of Charles Harpur in Manuscript in the Mitchell Library and in Publication in the Nineteenth Century: An Analytical Finding List by Elizabeth Holt and Elizabeth Perkins (Canberra: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, 2002).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Sonnet
First line of verse: "Why scorn the Sonnet? Though one-thoughted, it"
Notes:
13 lines
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Empire no. 2,213 8 February 1858 Z1735952 1858 newspaper issue 1858 pg. 4
    Note:

    With title: The Sonnet

    With first line: Why scorn the Sonnet? Though one-thoughted, it
Alternative title: Why Slight the Sonnet?
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 621
    Note: With title: Why Slight the Sonnet?
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