The phrase "too fondly" is a change by a later editor (who also appended "to His Pupil" to the title). What Sarah Williams wrote was "I have loved the stars too *truly* to be fearful of the night".
"Twilight Hours", published in 1868, is the name of the collection of poems which contains "The Old Astronomer".
The phrase "too fondly" is a change by a later editor (who also appended "to His Pupil" to the title). What Sarah Williams wrote was "I have loved the stars too *truly* to be fearful of the night".
"Twilight Hours", published in 1868, is the name of the collection of poems which contains "The Old Astronomer".