Published in March, 1848, and is another tribute to Mrs. Shew. See
note on "To M.L. S-----," page 188.
9-10. The quotation is from George Peele's "David and Bethsabe," an
English drama published in 1599:
Or let the dew be sweeter far than that
That hangs, like chains of pearl, on Hermon hill.
14-15. Cf. the poem "Israfel," and the notes on it.