Yes, I enjoyed the parody and would like to hunt down the full sonnet. It doesn't dampen my appreciation for Tuckerman, either, although it does give me a certain degree of appreciation for the parodist. And yes, the Selected Poems has been "the book" on my dining table for a while now--I pick it up occasionally in the evenings when I have time for some reverie, to soak up some poems with a cup of tea!
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