Remember I discovered the uncertainty around the authorship of 'The Old Astronomer'?

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, the estimable and learned parrot_knight has sorted it out. The poem turns out to be considerably longer (but the title is shorter!) and it is of British provenance. Also, azdak was quite right to suggest amending 'smiles' to 'wiles'; that's the authorial reading.

Isn't LJ educational?

Comments

thanks much

[(Anonymous)]

well done, man

Re: thanks much

[tree_and_leaf]

All credit to parrot_knight, of course!