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The Shorter Poems

Page 93

by Edmund Spenser


  154

  more.] F; ~, Q

  175

  endure.] F; ~, Q

  259

  giue.] F; ~, Q

  330

  wretched] F; wetched Q

  333

  Linus,] Qc; ~ Qu

  361

  do] F; to QS

  363

  couetize] F; couertize Q

  413

  giue?] F2; ~. Q

  414

  Mausolus] F; Mansolus Q

  447–8.

  For he that now welds all things at his will, / Scorns… his] Q; For such as now have most the world at will, / Scorne… their F

  451

  him, that first was] Q; such as first were F

  453

  him] Q; them F

  454

  O let the man] Q; O! let not those F

  497

  praid.] F; ~, Q

  551

  which] F; with Q

  574

  worlds] F; words Q

  588

  spide.] F; ~? Q

  671

  exceedingly] F; exceedtngly Q

  The Teares of the Muses

  ‘Dedication’ 20 Sp.] Fi; ~ Q

  1

  nine,] F; ~: Q

  52

  Can] Qc; Gan Qu

  136

  mind] V; minds QFS

  171

  answering,] F; anwering. Q

  197

  vnhurtfull] F; vnhurtfnll Q

  256

  night:] F; ~? QS

  310

  wit;] F2; ~. Q; ~, S

  346

  paine,] F; ~: Q

  347

  distresse:] F; ~, Q

  399

  defaced] F; defacd Q

  414

  him… him] Qc; them… them Qu

  435

  crime] Qc; raine Qu

  446

  bredd] Qc; bred Qu

  447

  Inachus,] Qc; ~? Qu

  448

  dedd] Qc; ded Qu

  450

  awake?] Qc; ~. Qu

  486

  souenance] H; souerance QF

  517

  they,] Qc; ~ Qu

  518

  discipline;] Qc; ~, Qu

  520

  diuine,] Qc; ~. Qu

  521

  me,] Qc; mee Qu

  549

  tunefull] QcF; fruitfull Qu

  566

  bee] S; beee Q; be F

  568

  mysterie;] F; ~. QS

  590

  fed,] F; ~; Q

  591

  food;] F; ~, QS

  598

  mone,] F; ~: Q

  599

  breake.] F; ~, Q

  Virgils Gnat

  122

  heart] S; hear Q

  126

  reare] F; ~, Q

  144

  eate.] F; ~, Q

  149

  Ascrœan] J; Astrœan QF

  150

  life;] F; ~. QS

  233

  Shepheards] F; Speheards Q

  308

  creast-front tyre] F; creast front-tyre Q

  368

  relent.] F; ~, Q

  387

  throat] F; threat Q

  406

  fluttering] F; flattering Q

  490

  Hesione] J; Ixione QFS

  536

  slye] Q; subtile FS

  575

  billowes] H; billowe Q; billows F3

  Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale

  ‘Dedication’ 10 euen] S; enen Q

  53

  Gossip] F; Goship Q

  67

  vp on high] Q; high S

  94

  entice.] F; ~, Q

  121

  or] F; ot Q

  160

  a] Qc; our Qu

  169

  anie.] Qc; ~ Qu; ~: S

  175

  doubt,] Qc; ~ QuS

  177

  cannot,] Qc; ~ QuS

  177

  brother,] Qc; ~ QuS

  184

  vndonne,] F; ~. Q

  251

  t’afford,] F; ~. Q

  301

  increce] Qc; increace QuS

  302

  woolly] Qc; woolley QuS

  304

  dog.] Qc; ~ QuS

  308

  winges] Qc; wings Qu

  648

  at all] HF; all Q

  713

  eare,] F2; ~. Q

  732

  himselfe] F; himfelfe Q

  745

  needfull)] Q; variant copies of Q read ~);

  804

  shuttelcocks,] F; ~. Q

  997

  whether] F; whither Q

  1019

  Whither] F; Whether Q

  1108

  Conge] F; Couge Q

  1231

  The] S; And Q

  1289

  on] S; ~, Q

  1301

  him] Q; did S

  1304

  hart;] Q; ~, S

  1363

  abusion,] F; ~. Q

  Ruines of Rome: by Bellay

  21

  Mausolus] F; Mansolus Q

  21

  glorie,] S; ~. Q

  28

  seuen] F; 7. QS

  32

  Palaces,] Hu; ~ Q

  32

  that] Hu; ~, Q

  48

  The old] Qc; Th’old Qu

  49

  seuen] F; 7. QS

  56

  Viminal] Qc; Vimnial Qu; Viminall S

  56

  Auentine] Qc; Anentine Qu; Aventine S

  106

  earth] F; ~, Q

  143

  hardiehead] Qc; hardie head QuS

  145

  heate,] T; ~; Q

  146

  fild,] Q; ~; S

  210

  Now to] F; To Q

  243

  ornaments] Hu; ornament Q

  270

  Tethys] Qc; Tethis Qu

  271

  came] Qc; come Qu

  272

  dimmed] Qc; dimned Qu

  412

  yeallow] Qc; yeolow Qc

  414

  stackes] F12; stalkes Q

  420

  scater] Qc; scatter Qu

  435

  verses] F; yerses Q

  Mviopotmos: or the Fate of the Butterflie

  3

  Betwixt two] F; Betwixttwo Q

  34

  yougth] V; yonght Q; youngth S

  36

  wast;] Hu; ~, QS

  37

  attire,] T; ~; QS

  196

  Dull Poppie] Qc; Poppie Qu

  247

  lay,] F; ~. Q

  250

  dispacing] Qc; displacing Qu

  346

  attempted,] Qc; ~. Qu

  354

  Enfestred] Qc; Enfested Qu

  370

  framde craftilie] Qc; did slily frame Qu

  391

  those] F; thoss Q

  Visions of the Worlds Vanitie

  110

  natiue] Qc; natures Qu

  152

  much] Qc; soone Qu

  The Visions of Bellay

  12

  inconstancies,] Hu; ~. Q

  22

  On] Ch; One Q

  22

  golds] Qc; gold Qu

  43

  pillours] F2; pillowes Q; pilloures S

  61

  addrest,] F; ~ Q

  94

  fold,]; ~; QS

  98

  arise] Qc; ariser Qu

  101

  couer’d] Qc; couered Qu

  110

  mew,] F1; ~ Q

  113

  astonied] Qu; astoined Qc

  113

  ghoast] Qc; ghost Qu

  115

  down] Qc; downe Qu
/>   115

  loast] Qc; lost Qu

  117

  pot,] F; ~. Q

  140

  rayse?] F; ~. Q

  The Visions of Petrarch

  27

  moment] F; monent Q

  29

  Then] D; The Q

  DAPHNAÏDA

  The text is established from the British Museum copy of the first quarto, 1591 [G. 11538], denoted as Q1, which has been checked against the Bodleian copy of the second quarto, 1596 [Mal. 617 (2)], denoted as Q2. This denotes the agreement of both quartos. The Huntington Library copy of the first quarto (denoted as Qh) has also been consulted. The Q1 version of the dedication was unavailable to de Sélincourt. The present edition restores all of its readings.

  100

  keepe,] F; ~. Q

  153

  bend] Q2; ~: Q1

  208

  faire,] Q2; ~ Q1

  212

  womankinde,] M; ~; Q1

  254

  discontent,] Q2; ~ Q1

  388

  th’heauens] F; th’eauens Q

  391

  till] Hu; tell Q

  469

  Inne] Q2; Innne Q1

  524

  swaines,] Qh; ~; Q; ~ S

  549

  a sdeinfull] T; asdeinfull Q

  COLIN CLOVTS COME HOME AGAINE

  The text, together with that of Astrophel, and Dolefull Lay of Clorinda, is established from the Bodleian copy of the quarto of 1595 [Mal. 618 (1)]. This copy represents the revised state of the quarto, denoted below as Qc. The unrevised state is denoted as Qu, and the agreement of both as Q.

  1

  knowen] F; knowne Q

  44

  delight,] F; ~. Q

  128

  Nath’lesse] Q; Nath lesse S

  168

  singulfs] Q; singults FS

  193

  fare:] F; ~, Q

  292

  fon] Q; son S

  303

  daies.] F; ~, Q

  353

  praise,] F3; ~: Q

  354

  mak’st] Qc; makest Qu

  359

  enhanced,] Qc; ~: Qu

  367

  the] Qc; that Qu

  369

  selfe,] Qc; ~ Qu

  372

  laesie,] Qc; ~? Qu

  373

  applie?] Qc; ~, Qu

  375

  worthylie] Qc; worthilie Qu

  376

  nor so] Qc; ~ ~, Qu

  378

  blow] F; ~, Q

  381

  Cynthia:] Qc; ~, Qu

  382

  Corydon] Hu; a Corydon Q

  449

  gone:] Qc; ~. Qu

  451

  Paragone.] Qc; ~, Qu

  457

  told,] Qc; ~: Qu

  458

  Cynthia:] Qc; ~, Qu

  460

  sayd;] Qc; ~, Qu

  467

  serue;] Qc; ~. Qu

  469

  chastitie,] Qc; ~: Qu

  471

  modestie:] Qc; ~, Qu

  475

  sacrifice:] Qc; ~, Qu

  476

  shee,] Qc; ~: Qu

  482

  valleyes] Qc; ~, Qu

  482

  made] Qc; ~, Qu

  487

  Vrania] F; Vriana Q

  495

  bright;] Qc; ~. Qu

  500

  grace] Qc; ~, Qu

  502

  worthie] Qc; worthie she Qu

  502

  place,] Qc; ~: Qu

  557

  And] Q; (~ S

  558

  see,] T; ~. Q; ~) S

  567

  she] Qc; he Qu

  570

  see,] Qc; ~. Qu

  571

  hart.] Qc; ~, Qu

  573

  esteeme:] Qc; ~, Qu

  577

  commended:] Qc; ~, Qu

  586

  make,] Qc; ~. Qu

  590

  case] Qc; ~, Qu

  593

  bestowd,] Qc; ~; Qu

  593

  day;] Qc; ~, Qu

  600

  clusters] F; glusters Q

  601

  bunches] Q; braunches S

  642

  forgotten,] F; ~. QS

  670

  Darest] Q; Durst S

  737

  worthie] Co; worrhie Q

  743

  expound] F; ~, Q

  757

  fare] F; far Q

  772

  there?] F; ~, Q

  774

  here.] F; ~, Q

  775

  Paragraph indentation in F, not in Q

  776

  No paragraph indentation in F, indentation in Q

  796

  led,] F; ~: Q

  805

  growing, he] F; ~ ~, Q

  846

  agree?] F; ~. Q

  861

  life] F2; like Q

  868

  passion,] F; ~: Q

  875

  fynd] T; ~, QS

  884

  the] F; their Q

  914

  compell?] F; ~. Q

  920

  reuile,] F2; ~: QS

  923

  rimes,] F; ~: Q

  924

  praise:] F; ~, Q

  954

  skies] F2; ~, Q

  Astrophel

  16

  breed,] FS; ~. Q

  33

  greet] F; ~, Q

  50

  often] F; oft Q

  72

  alas).] F2; ~) Q

  89

  needeth] F; need Q

  91

  fortuned,] F; ~ Q

  91

  he] F; ~, Q

  116

  brood] F2; ~: Q

  122

  flow:] Q; ~, F

  154

  adorned,] F; ~ Q

  209

  greene] F; ~, Q

  Dolefull Lay of Clorinda] There is no title in Q

  3

  vnfold] Q; enfold S

  17

  they like] V; ~, ~ S

  17

  wretched] V; wetched Q; ~, S

  35

  Great] F; Creat Q

  35

  him did see] F; him see Q

  AMORETTI AND EPITHALAMION

  The text is established from that of the British Museum copy of the octavo of 1595 [G. 11184], denoted as O. The punctuation of O is erratic and has frequently been corrected against the folio editions. Some sheets of O were corrected in printing and uncorrected readings are denoted below as Ou. For a full list of octavo variants see the Variorum Edition, vol. 7. 697–8.

  ‘Darke is the day’

  4

  way:] F; ~, O

  11

  neighboures]; neighoures O; neighbors S

  ‘Ah Colin’

  1

  plaine,] F; ~. O

  2

  roundelaies] Co; roudelaies O

  4

  daies:] F; ~. OS

  6

  quill,] F; ~. O

  8

  skill,] F2; ~. OS

  Sonnets

  III

  13

  write] F; ~, O

  VI

  1

  mind] F; ~, O

  VII

  7

  askew,] F; ~ O

  VIII

  5

  guest] F; ~, OS

  XI

  3

  addresse] F; ~, O

  8

  vnpittied] F1; vnpitteid O

  XII

  1

  eies] F; ~, O

  XIII

  6

  borne,] F; ~: O

 

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