Indeed , as noted by Stephen Medcalf , Emeritus professor at Sussex University , the text itself seems to imply melody and verse .
As most explicitly noted by the first quatrain , the poem was originally intended to be sung .
As noted by Stephen Medcalf , Emeritus professor at Sussex University , the text itself seems to imply melody and verse .
As most explicitly noted by the first quatrain , the poem was originally intended to be sung .