The Complaint of Rosamond

The peculiarities of this impression (probably the earliest) of
Daniel’s most popular poem were, we believe, first pointed out
in the ” Bibliographical and Critical Account of Rare Books,” 8vo,
1865, I. 170. The “Rosamond” in this form exists only in a
single copy appended to the same author’s ” Delia,” 1592 ; but
as it has no separate title-page, the precise date when it originally
appeared is uncertain.

The fact seems to be that Daniel wrote his ” Complaint of
Rosamond ” between the years 1585 and 1591 : he subsequently
collected his scattered love-sonnets ; and having printed them
under the title of ” Delia ” in 1592, he added to them his previ-
ously published ” Complaint of Rosamond,” so that they were
then sold together by Waterson, the stationer.

Some of the earliest copies of *’ Delia ” are followed by the
second impression of ”…