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To a Modern Young Lady

Alternate title:To a Woman (1, “Ages ago I came to woo”)
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Ages ago I came to wooIn the days of the dawn and mist,And the only flower I gave to youWas the crash of my iron fist.

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The second draft of “To a Modern Young Lady”To a Woman (1)
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Finished / professionalTo a Modern Young Lady
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Publication appearances

The Ghost Ocean: Poems of Horror and the SupernaturalGibbelins Gazette Publications1982↗The Howard Reader #8Joe & Mona MarekAugust 2003↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. HowardREH Foundation PressJanuary 2009↗The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v5 #3Robert E. Howard FoundationFall 2011 (mailed December 2011)↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume OneREH Foundation PressOctober 2022↗