"A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
"Wind-Voices:"
https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.

See also:
P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG

When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."

You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.

Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
"[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"

"Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> "Wind-Voices:"
> https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
>
> See also:
> P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
>
> When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
>
> You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
>
> Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
>
> "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
>

Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.

I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."

An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.

In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.

If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > "Wind-Voices:"
> > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> >
> > See also:
> > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> >
> > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> >
> > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> >
> > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> >
> > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> >
> Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
>
> I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
>
> An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
"Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
>
> In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
>
> If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).

George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 6:20:11 AM UTC-7, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > >
> > > See also:
> > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > >
> > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > >
> > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > >
> > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > >
> > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > >
> > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> >
> > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> >
> > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> >
> > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> >
> > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote)..
> George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems.. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.

you two deserve each other

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 1:20:11 PM UTC, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > >
> > > See also:
> > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > >
> > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > >
> > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > >
> > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > >
> > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > >
> > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> >
> > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> >
> > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> >
> > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> >
> > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote)..
> George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems.. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.

Also, as ME has pointed out, George Dance too often just Googles for a mention of a month in a poem, even if that is not what the poem is about. And, of course, if the poem is in public domain.

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > >
> > > See also:
> > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > >
> > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > >
> > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > >
> > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > >
> > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > >
> > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> >
> > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.

George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.

> > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> >
> > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> >
> > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote)..
> George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems.. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > >
> > > > See also:
> > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > >
> > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > >
> > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > >
> > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > >
> > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > >
> > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > >
> > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > >
> > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > >
> > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.

George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.

On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > >
> > > > > See also:
> > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > >
> > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > >
> > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > >
> > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > >
> > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > >
> > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > >
> > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
>

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:26:19 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > See also:
> > > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > > >
> > > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > > >
> > > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > > >
> > > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> > George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
> >
It was someone else's fault--this time the culprit, who did George Dance wrong, was a 19th century primer.

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:46:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:26:19 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > See also:
> > > > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > > > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> > > George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
> > >
> It was someone else's fault--this time the culprit, who did George Dance wrong, was a 19th century primer.

So George has been whining. But, of course, we know that a reputable editor will check the accuracy of his source material (especially when the source is as questionable as a school primer).

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:34:17 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:46:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:26:19 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > See also:
> > > > > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > > > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > > > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > > > > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > > > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > > > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > > > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> > > > George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
> > > >
> > It was someone else's fault--this time the culprit, who did George Dance wrong, was a 19th century primer.
> So George has been whining. But, of course, we know that a reputable editor will check the accuracy of his source material (especially when the source is as questionable as a school primer).

We also made sure that the errors were not the result of a faulty OCR scan. They were not. We looked at the (Southey) book as printed. The primer probably decided that the young students did not need to be exposed to variations on words and so "corrected" those. The primer (at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED621290.pdf) was published in 1906. Ms. Southey's book was published in 1822. It was not contemporary.

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:07:27 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:34:17 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:46:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:26:19 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > See also:
> > > > > > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > > > > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > > > > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > > > > > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > > > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > > > > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > > > > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > > > > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> > > > > George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
> > > > >
> > > It was someone else's fault--this time the culprit, who did George Dance wrong, was a 19th century primer.
> > So George has been whining. But, of course, we know that a reputable editor will check the accuracy of his source material (especially when the source is as questionable as a school primer).
> We also made sure that the errors were not the result of a faulty OCR scan. They were not. We looked at the (Southey) book as printed. The primer probably decided that the young students did not need to be exposed to variations on words and so "corrected" those. The primer (at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED621290.pdf) was published in 1906. Ms. Southey's book was published in 1822. It was not contemporary.
>
Schoolbooks were notorious for making literature kiddie friendly. Perhaps Penny's Purloined Poetry pages are kiddie friendly as well.

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:42:20 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:07:27 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2:34:17 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:46:03 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:26:19 AM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:12:33 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:20:11 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:44:22 PM UTC, Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8:05:53 AM UTC-4, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > "A July Day," by Philip Bourke Marston, was written and published in the book "Wind-Voices." You have "Wind Voices" in your bibliography, which is wrong no matter how many times another source has mistyped "Wind-Voices."
> > > > > > > > > > "Wind-Voices:"
> > > > > > > > > > https://archive.org/details/windvoices00marsrich (188?)
> > > > > > > > > > This was written by Marston and dedicated to Louise Chandler Moulton.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > See also:
> > > > > > > > > > P. 141: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVNhZAG
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > When looking at the image at archive.org or at the imgur link above, please see that Marston wrote: "To-day the sun has stedfast been and clear--."
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > You have left out the em dash and also changed Marston's spelling from "stedfast" to "steadfast." That is not what he wrote.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hebrews 6:19-20 KJV
> > > > > > > > > > "[...] which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; [...]"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > "Stedfast" has a long and honorable usage and you have no right to change what Marston intended. If you are going to use poems on your blog and advertise your site as a source, you really need to be accurate and use the primary literature. What you have is not the title of his book, and your spelling is not his spelling.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Exactly. When I use an archaic spelling, select a British spelling over an American, hyphenate, or run two words together into a single word, I do so for a purpose.
> > > > > > > > We have to assume that Marston knew what he wanted to convey.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I would not want an "editor" to change my spelling choices on the spurious grounds of "house style."
> > > > > > > > George Dance was being lazy and didn't actually look at the original publication.
> > > > > > > George is either chronically lazy, or stubbornly stupid. I'm betting on the latter. He claims to spend a lot of time on his blog, and I suspect that he does his best to make it as good as possible (for him). Unfortunately, his "Mensa" IQ is just not up to the task.
> > > > > > > > > An editor should *always* go with the author's spelling choice, *unless* it appears to be an error: in which case he should query the author regarding the proposed change.
> > > > > > > > "Stedfast" would have been the common spelling in the 19th century.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > In cases where the author is deceased, the text should be printed as written.
> > > > > > > > George Dance can consult the link or imgur image we provided.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > If the editor still cannot accept the author's spelling choice, and forces a change upon the text, he should note it as such (either by enclosing the change in brackets, or by printing the original spelling in a footnote).
> > > > > > > > George Dance will sputter and Will Dockery will deflect, but the truth is that George Dance's site is not a reliable source for information on poems. He too often changes poems, titles, punctuation, facts and words and then attacks the messenger when the mistakes are pointed out. Professor NancyGene would take away many points when grading his papers--to the point of rejecting them. We have not looked into many of George Dance's poems of the day, but the ones we did look at were problematic.
> > > > > > George Dance is not denying anything and, besides, doing things the right way takes "so much" of his valuable time.
> > > > > >
> > > > It was someone else's fault--this time the culprit, who did George Dance wrong, was a 19th century primer.
> > > So George has been whining. But, of course, we know that a reputable editor will check the accuracy of his source material (especially when the source is as questionable as a school primer).
> > We also made sure that the errors were not the result of a faulty OCR scan. They were not. We looked at the (Southey) book as printed. The primer probably decided that the young students did not need to be exposed to variations on words and so "corrected" those. The primer (at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED621290.pdf) was published in 1906. Ms. Southey's book was published in 1822. It was not contemporary.
> >
> Schoolbooks were notorious for making literature kiddie friendly. Perhaps Penny's Purloined Poetry pages are kiddie friendly as well.
>