"This poem tells the story of an encounter between King Arthur and an unnamed bard. The bard refuses to sing just for money, and the king praises his integrity." —Ann F. Howey and Stephen R. Reimer, <i>A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana, 1500–2000</i>
According to an author's note in Marble Isle, before being collected this poem appeared in a magazine in 1859; the magazine may have been the Home Journal (New York) which published others of Bridges's poems that year.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | Marble Isle, Legends of the Round Table, and Other Poems | J. B. Lippincott | Collection | 177 | |
| April 1999 |
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Arthurian Literature by Women | Garland Publishing | Anthology | 175 |