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Poems (Tennyson, 1843). In Two Volumes. By Alfred Tennyson. London: Edward Moxon, Dover-street. 1842. pp. 464.

The first volume contains, with a few additions of early date, including the Third Part of "The May Queen," a small selection (afterwards considerably extended) from the Poems of 1830 and 1832, many of the latter being considerably altered or re-written, and "The Sleeping Beauty" (from the volume of 1830), being relegated to the second volume to form a section of the longer poem of "The Day-Dream."

The second volume (with the exception just named, and that of "St. Agnes") consisted of poems previously unpublished.

It seems probable that before the actual publication of these two long-delayed and eagerly - expected volumes, early copies of the proof-sheets were handed about among the author's literary friends with the view of eliciting their suggestions and that some alterations and omissions were made, either by their advice, or by an afterthought of the Poet himself, while the volumes were passing through the press. In 1843 the late Mrs. Procter (the wife of "Barry Cornwall") sent to Samuel Rogers {in a note seen and copied by me several years ago) two stanzas originally