The first edition of this, the only complete collection of the poems of William Haines Lytle, was issued in the year 1894, at the request of the poet's sister, Mrs. Josephine R. Foster, who supplied the editor with much biographical material, including personal letters and other authentic manuscripts. The plates from which the book was printed were destroyed by the Pike's Opera House fire of 1903, and in order to meet a growing demand for copies of the volume the present edition is published.