"But after toil-inked thumbs and bitten nails Scratched head, ten quires--the easy scribbler fails".--

["MS. L". ("a").]

[Footnote lix:

"The one too rustic, t"other too refined".

["MS. L". ("a" and "b").]]

[Footnotes lx:

"Offensive most to men with house and land Possessed of Pedigree and b.l.o.o.d.y hand".

["MS. L". ("a").]]

Footnote lxi:

"Composed for any but the lightest strain".

["MS. L". ("a").]]

Footnote lxii:

"And must I then my"--

["MS.L". ("a").]

[Footnote lxiii:

"Ye who require Improvement".

["MS. L". ("a").]]

[Footnote lxiv:

"And Tragedy, whatever stuff he spoke Now wants high heels, long sword and velvet cloak".--

["MS. L". ("a") "erased".]]

[Footnote lxv:

"Curtail or silence the offensive jest".

["MS. M".]

"Curtail the personal or s.m.u.tty jest".

["MS. L". ("a") "erased".]]

[Footnote lxvi:

"Overthrow whole books with all their hosts of faults".--

["MS. L". ("a").]]

[Footnotes lxvii:

"So that not h.e.l.lebore with all its juice".

["MS. L". ("a").]]

[Footnote lxviii:

"I"ll act instead of whetstone--blunted, but Of use to make another"s razor cut".

["MS. L." ("a").]]

[Footnote lxix:

"From Horace show the better arts of song".

["MS. L". ("a").]]

[Footnote lxx:

"To Trade, but gave their hours to arms and arts".

["MS. L". ("a").]

"With traffic".

["MS. L". ("b").]]

[Footnote lxxi:

© 2024 www.topnovel.cc