[Footnote xxix:
"But to soft themes".
["British Bards, First Edition".] ]
[Footnote x.x.x:
"The Bard has wove".
["British Bards".] ]
[Footnote x.x.xi:
"If Pope, since mortal, not untaught to err Again demand a dull biographer".
["MS".]]
[Footnote x.x.xii:
"Too much in Turtle Bristol"s sons delight Too much in Bowls of Rack prolong the night.--"
["MS. Second to Fourth Editions".]
"Too much o"er Bowls."
["Second and Third Editions".]]
[Footnote x.x.xiii:
"And yet why".
["British Bards".] ]
[Footnote x.x.xiv:
"Or old or young".
["British Bards".] ]
[Footnote x.x.xv:
--"yes, I"m sure all may."
["Quarto Proof Sheet"]
[Footnote x.x.xvi:
"While Cloacina"s holy pontiff Lambe [3]
As he himself was d.a.m.ned shall try to d.a.m.n".
["British Bards".]
[Sub-Footnote A. We have heard of persons who "when the Bagpipe sings in the nose cannot contain their urine for affection," but Mr. L. carries it a step further than Shakespeare"s diuretic amateurs, being notorious at school and college for his inability to contain--anything. We do not know to what "Pipe" to attribute this additional effect, but the fact is uncontrovertible.--["Note" to Quarto Proof bound up with "British Bards".]]
[Footnote x.x.xvii:
"Lo! long beneath"--.
["British Bards".]]
[Footnote x.x.xviii:
"And grateful to the founder of the feast Declare his landlord can translate at least".--
["MS. British Bards. First to Fourth Editions".]]
[Footnote x.x.xix:
"--are fed because they write."
["British Bards".]]
[Footnote xl:
"Princes in Barrels, Counts in arbours pent.--
[MS. British Bards".]]
[Footnote xli:
"His "damme, poohs.""
["MS. First Edition."]]