Before being collected with the present title, this poem appeared as part of the story "Frank's Sealed Letter" (Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, April 1856).
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 |
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The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Bell and Daldy | Collection | 247 |
| 1875 | The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Ellis & White | Collection | 247 | |
| 1883 | The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Ellis & White | Collection | 247 | |
| 1889 | The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Reeves & Turner | Collection | 247 | |
| 1907 | The Early Romances of William Morris in Prose and Verse | J. M. Dent & Sons | Collection | 138 | |
| 1908 | The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Longmans, Green and Co. | Collection | 247 | |
| 1913 | Prose and Poetry (1856-1870) | Oxford University Press | Collection | 310 | |
| 1934 | Stories in Prose, Stories in Verse, Shorter Poems, Lectures and Essays | Nonesuch Press | Collection | |13 | |
| September 2007 | The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems | Project Gutenberg | Collection | 247 |