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II. Textual Collation
As the collation is intended to distinguish various groups of texts, and the sequence within each group, the readings selected for the purpose are classed in several orders.
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Q1] Q2—3
- 67 luxury] oppulence
- 101 blest is he] happy he
- 108 his gate] the gate
- 111 Sinks] Bends
- 184 ready] steady
- 315 each joy] those joys
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Q1-3] Q4-10 8vo 11
- 81 Here . . . range,] line omitted
- 82 Trace . . . change,] line omitted
- 125 soft] sweet
- 147 Unskilful] Unpractised
I. Authorized separate editions.
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Q1] Group originating in Edinburgh
(A—J)
- 33 chearful] cheerful
- 93 groupe] group
- 99 retirement,] retirement!
- 218 a ends all he knew.] a continues, ends 220 is forgot.
- 409 a continues] separate a And thou, sweet Poetry
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Q1] London (K)
- 38 thy green] the green
- 42 its weedy] its weeded
- 49 shrinking] shrink
- 58 its man] his man
- 138 pensive] peusive
- 158 Sate] Sat
- 208 in fault] his fault
- 253 a Yes!] no a
- 273 Hoards . . . abound,] line omitted
- 274 And . . . around,] line omitted
- 279 extended] extensive
- 284 spurns] spurn
- 286 the world] this world
- 380 her father's] a father's
- 392 vigour] greatness
- 403 melancholy] melancholy
-
Q1] Dublin (L-M) Of all reprints
these are
the
most accurate.
- 59 wholsome] wholsom
- 306 pride;] pride?
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Q1] Belfast (N)
- 23 as each] at each
- 239 splendours!] splendour!
- 283 where] wehre
- 308 flock] flook
- 339 train] strain
- 365 a Good Heaven] no a
- 425 persuasive] presuasive
II. Unauthorized separate editions. With the exception of text O, which follows Q4 or a later authorized edition, all reprints derive from Q1 and introduce variants distinctive to each group.
- Eds. A—C: lineal reprints, one of another, with same number of dropped lines. Dedication, 1st par., last line: "mit me to inscribe this Poem to you."
- Ed. D: paginal but not lineal reprint, of smaller type and measure. 1st par., last line: "Poem to you."
- Ed. E: dedication a lineal reprint of A—C.
- Eds. H—I: pages 7-8 lineally reprint A—C.
- Eds. F—G, J: no similarity.
- Conclusion: Typographically, D-E, H-I are immediately related to A—C but may not intravene in this sequence.
- Q1 A B F G] C D E H I J
- 37 tyrant's hand] tyrant's head
- 152 wanderings] wandering
- 401 where yon] where an
- (C) Variation within "hand" group. To exemplify the exact
relation of the Weekly Magazine to this group and, further,
the relation of separate edition G to the collected editions of
1782 and 1784, I offer an extensive collation of readings in lines
195-252. All variants are cited except those peculiar to the
Magazine (WM) and elided 'e's in verbs of past tense, an
alteration not consistently adopted or followed in any series of
editions.
Substantive variation:- Q1] WM A B 1775 (=F) 1782 G 1784
- 218 a ends all he knew.] a continues, ends 220 is forgot.
- Q1 WM A B F] 1782 G 1784
- 248 lean to hear| learn to hear
III. Distinctions within "Edinburgh" group (A—J)
(A) Typographical similarities.38
Line | Q1 reading | WM | A | B | F | 1782 | G | 1784 |
197 | mansion, | , | , | , | ||||
198 | school; | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
200 | knew; | ; | ; | ; | ; | : | : | : |
201a | learned | n'd | ned | ned | nt | nt | nt | nt |
201b | trace | , | , | |||||
203 | laugh'd | , | , | , | ||||
206 | frowned; | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
208 | fault; | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
210 | too; | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
212 | guage. | . | . | ; | ; | . | . | |
214a | e'en | e'en | e'en | e'en | ev'n | ev'n | ,ev'n | ev'n |
214b | tho' | tho' | tho' | tho' | though | in these eds | ||
216 | around, | ; | ; | ; | ; | : | : | : |
222 | sign-post | n-p | n-p | n p | n-p | n-p | n-p | n-p |
228 | place; | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
232 | night, | , | , | , | , | , | . | , |
236a | fennel | , | , | , | ||||
236b | gay, | ; | ; | ; | ; | ; | ; | ; |
237 | shew, | ow, | ew, | ew, | ew, | ow, | ow. | ow, |
239 | splendours | ors | ours | ours | ours | ours | ors | ours |
242 | heart; | ; | ; | ; | ; | ; | . | . |
246a | wood-man's | dm | dm | dm | dm | dm | dm | dm |
246b | prevail; | ; | ; | : | ; | ; | ; | ; |
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The Weekly Magazine | |
Agrees with A-B against Q1 in 10 readings. | {198 206 208 210 216 218 228 236a |
Never agrees with Q1 against A-B | {236b 246a |
Agrees with A against B in 3 readings. | 212 222 246b |
Never agrees with B against A. |
Agrees with 1782-1784 against F in 4 readings. | 200 203 216 248 |
Never agrees with F against 1782-1784. | |
Agrees with 1782 against 1784 in 1 reading. | 201b |
Agrees with 1784 against 1782 in 2 readings. | 210 242 |
Differs from 5 readings common to 1782-1784. | 214a 228 232 237 239 |
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Therefore (1) editions 1782-1784 appear to represent an
unbroken sequence legitimately issued by Osborne and T. Griffin;
and (2) separate edition G, though typographically similar to 1782,
probably derives as an offprint still bearing the 'S3' signature of
an unknown, unauthorized collection issued ca.
1783.
Q1 A] B C D | Q1 A B] C D | Q1 A B C] D |
85 wanderings] wandrings | 38 saddens] sadden's | 110 Angels] Angel's |
66 Unwieldy] Unweildy | 146 place;] place. | |
188 distrest;] distrest. |
C &c.] D J | C &c.] H I | D &c.] C E |
112 way] way, | 206 frown'd:] frown'd; | 84 pain.] pain, |
140 wild;] wild: | 212 guage] guage; | 302 peasant] peasants |
D &c.] J | H &c.] I |
90 repose:] repose; | 47 shapeless] shadeless |
190 Heaven] heaven | 121 gabbled] gobbled |
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