Collations

Unless otherwise indicated, a grave-accented vowel (“belovèd”) in the Kelmscott edition of 1896 (D) had no accent (“beloved”) in the Huntington manuscript (A) and the edition of 1868–70 (B), and an acute accent (belovéd) in the 1890 edition (C). The Kelmscott edition of 1896 also capitalized the entire text of each tale’s “Argument,” and rubricated subtitles such as “Song,” “The Argument” and “Of Herdholt and Bathstead.”

Collations record only usages which vary from the Kelmscott copytext of 1896 (D). If, for example, the only variant recorded in the left-hand column is in A, then the B and C texts agree with D.

The Death of Paris

A=Huntington

B=1868–70

C=1890

D=1896

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Subtitle	B,C: ARGUMENT.	The Argument
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[ALL CAPS]
3	A: meads	mead
23	A,B: And a shaft screamed ‘twixt	A shaft screamed out ‘twixt
24	A: crash	clash
71–77	A: ll. 110–116 are equivalent to B, C, D, ll. 71–77
78	A: at the earliest	on the morrow’s
79	A: lasts	last
83	A: toward	towards
106	A: Silent	Mocking
106	A: looked, and	looked now
108	A: How	While
113	A: of time a-gone he thought	he thought of bygone days
136	A: that would	that she should
147	[two stanzas are inserted; see * below]
148	A: And now they needs must leave the woodland way	Troy dwindled now behind them, and the way
150	A: And up a narrow grassy vale	They left; and up a narrow vale
151	A: Betwixt two marshalled hosts of pine-trees	Grassy and soft betwixt the pine-woods
152	A,B: They went,	Went they,
174	A,B: loving shame	loving-shame
	C: lovingshame [error]
183	A,B: Him seemed	Himseemed
	C: Him-seemed
186	B: lonesome	lovesome
187	A: seemed	stood
206	A: and out full bitterly [wept crossed out, an error]	and wept out bitterly
214	A: great horned	dew-lapped
222	A: and no more	and now no more
224	A: dread wastes he long had	the outer-wastes he
225	A: fear, I say, all nought and	fear, most feeble, nought, and
229	A: As [ “a” seems superimposed over “As”]	As a
248	A: the white	at the white
251	A: head heard	head he heard
253	A: Spake	spoke
260	A: mid	midst
	B: ‘mid
330	A,B,C: gentler	gentlier
394	A: grew his face	his face grew
433	A: amid	‘midst
442	A,B: Thou I called	Thou that I
442	A,B: die e’en thus	die thus
446	A,B: was	be
451	A: akin [“nigh” is written above “akin”]	akin
465	A,B: anigh thee	beside thee
479	A: this	the
508	A: no [writing error]	now
525	A: Before [“Ere yet” is written above “Before”]	Ere yet
548	A,B: The falling	Though the dead
567a	A. Four stanzas between 11. 567 and 568 were omitted from B, C, and D. They seem to be an earlier version of 11. 568–595. See ** below.

*A: 147ff.

Yet as they turned into the way that led

Unto the slopes of Ida, and Troy wall

Behind them lay, with here a helmed head

Shining about it, there a glaive-blade tall,

And clear and sharp rang out the warders’ call

From tower to tower; with day hope came again

Nor like the end seemed even that bitter pain.

Death harder to believe in grew; the tale

Of poisoned shaft, and wound incurable

Was growing dimmer, and of more avail

Seemed the glad world that he had loved so well,

His troubled brow grew smooth, and oer him fell

A gentle half-sleep for a short space yet

Pleasure and he upon the green earth met.

**A: 567a and ff.

Now was his face reft of her quivering face,

And over it the summer air blew cold

And the sun warmed not: death drew on apace,

And now no more his dim eyes could behold:

Her passionate white face and hair of gold,

Nought stirred around; he knew that she was gone

And now at last felt utterly alone.

There he lay still a space while dim again

Those images of life and death were grown,

Till through his heart there shot a fearful pain

As the grim poison eat through flesh and bone;

But nought he moved; and though a hollow moan

Came from his mouth, that seemed to be some word

Nought of its import waste or wild-wood heard.

A moment yet–and then, as very death

The thought that filled his heart might hardly still,

He raised himself, and with strange ratling breath

Caught at the horn, and blew a long blast, shrill,

Woeful and strange, that rang from hill to hill;

Then looking round about with his wild eyes

He opened his parched lips to cry out twice,

And could not, but at last he sat upright

As as deaths’ spasm caught his haggard face,

And death’s great change with its ineffable light

All thought, and light and hearing did efface

With Helen! Helen! Helen! rang the place

Echoing about him, as his golden head

Fell back again and he lay stark and dead.

[joins 596]

The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon

A=Huntingiton

B=1868–70

C=1890

D=1896

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Title	A: [“Palace” crossed out]	[all caps]
subtitle	A: Argument	The Argument.
	B,C: ARGUMENT.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
1–104	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
33	A: Until at last he rose and went	Till stealthily at last he rose
34	A: From out the close air of the tent	And crept from the tent thronged and close
39	A: that	His
46	A: little	smooth curved
88	A,B,C: drank	Drunk
97	A,B,C: remembered	rememberèd
139	A: a	And
150	A: was moody man [“a” omitted]	was a moody man
154	A: likelihead	likelihood
156	A: gone hence	left us
163	A: white thorn	White-thorn
184	A,B: When	Then
245	A: these	There
260	A,B: marvellous	wondrous
271	A,B: The	Which
292	A: seven swans	Seven white swans
304	A: A pause	Apace
313	A: Seven	Six
338	A,B: among those girls	amongst them all
376	A,B: all	She
388	A,B: Amid	Amidst
389	A: it	She
390	A: That this alone she yet might be	Made for his sole felicity
391	A: it could	she were
401	A: Cast down the snowy swanskin lay	The snowy swan-skin lay cast down
402	A: thought, She will go away	thought, “She will get her gone
	B: thought, she will get her gon [error]
413	A: amidst	Amid
430	A: that	His
524	A: deemed knew	deemed she knew
528	A: should	shouldst
578	A: Her [“Wild” is written above “Her”]	Wild
594	A,B: little	shapely
639	A: My life is grown, my life is grown	the remnant of my life is grown
678	B: di	Die
679	A,B: just-won	late-one
688	A,B,C: is e’en	be e’en
703	A: love’s urn	life’s urn
712	A: I While	A while
719	A: loved	lov’dst
	B: lovedest
720	A,B: my	Mine
721	A,B: passionate	Eager
729	A,B: But	Now
729	A: love	Dear
730	A: lead	Let
781	A,B: my	Mine
800	A,B: misery	sorrow
801	A,B: desire that	Desire which
806	A: there waits	Where wait
853	A: shoulder to shoulder [cheek touching cheek written above in Morris’ own hand]	Cheek touching cheek
871	A: me	Thee
889–912	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
953	A: [missing]	What veil through which thou canst not see?
1008	A,B: thee	Thou
1013	A: For	On
1014	A: morn	Day
1014	A: daybreak	nightfall
1028	A: Into [Across written underneath]	Across
1048	A: real wasted then may	real then may wasted
	B: real, wasted then may
1059	A: in such case [“at thy word” is written above]	That at thy word
1075	A: “Wouldest thou?”	“What wouldest thou?”
1103	A: vestured [clad written above]	strange-clad
1125	A: leaveless	leafless
1131	A: Even as he would	E’en as he feign would
1142	A: Looking	Seeming
1144	A: Yet	But
1149	A,B,C: its	His
1182	A: went	walked
1189	A: And	Most
1191	A: shadow	shadows
1193	A,B: past	passed
1196	A: fled	Flew
1200	A,B: -weathers [error]	-feathers
1201	A: a weary	aweary
1207	A,B: silent	ceasing
1216	A: chance	change
1226	A,B: His own hand time past did	Which his own hand did once
1237	A: From the high-seat half risen up,	He saw his sire, half risen up
1238	A: His hand about a silver cup	From the high-seat, a silver cup
1239	A: He saw his sire;	In his brown hand;
1240	A: with	o’er
1240	A,B,C: barm-cloth	balm-cloth
1254	A: [line omitted]	An old man skilled in ancient lore,»
1255	A: John’s foster sire was he	And John’s own foster-sire
1265	A,B,C: manners	matters
1272	A,B, C: Strange	Sstrange [error]
1276	A: Athirst	Hungry
1279	A: even	e’en
1279	A: did	chanced
1282	A: thirstily	eagerly
1308	A: And hair was white that now is gold.”	And flaxen-white was hair of gold.
1330	A: And then unto the field	and therewith to the field
1342	B: good wife	goodwife
1359	A: Did they and rose up	So did they, and went
1371	A: longing	Loving
1374	A: with him that [word omitted]	that afternoon
1375	A: Fallen	That, fallen
1376	A: [missing line]	In the lone hall, now scarce might he
1377	A: Knew nought if he were	Know if his heart were
1391	A: cape	Cloak
1410–1456	A,B,C: [refrain of alternating lines in italics]	[refrain of alternating lines rubricated]
1411	A,B: past	passed
1413–51	A: [repeats of refrain omitted]	[refrain]
1461	A: and round her cast	for now he knew
1462	A: [line missing]	Her yearning love; round her he threw
1474	A: all has gone	matters fare
1489	A,B: [no parentheses]	[parentheses]
1496	A, B: groaning place	groaning-place
1500	C: Deiress	Desires
1519	A,B: amid	amidst
1535	A,B: Face to face with his love	Face unto face with love
1578	A: Grew memory	Would memory grow
1581	A,B: mid	Midst
1618	A: [word omitted] heavy	the heavy
1629	A: he [error]	She
1632	A: Draw	Suck
1666	A,B: But	Save
1675	A: make	Makes
1675	A: Knows	Know
1679	A: by as [error]	as by
1692	A: thing	Things
1708	A: poor	wrecked
1712	A: growing stone	Turned to stone
1715	A: As	While
1733	A: the will	and will
1738	A: the light snow its	of light snow that its
1742	A: A woman’s certes;	Yea, and a woman’s
1760	A: knows	Know
1836	A: a summer	the summer
1903	A: weary	Stormy
1924	A,B: thy	Thine
1952	A: scarcely to [error]	scarcely
1974	A: [line missing]	Wherewith they praised her each to each,
1991	A: all being gone away [“midst the other folk” written above]	midst the other folk
2025	A: if	That
2027	A: That	Which
2030	A: [underlined]	[no italics]
	B,C: [italics]
2031	A: the tales	old tales
2055	A: now [“it” omitted]	now it
2067	A: there through	therethrough
2079-	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
2134	A: fierceness the flame [word omitted]	fierceness of the flame
2175	A: draw	Drawn
2246	A: little	well-loved
2261	A: So on he went	So forth he went
	B: So he went on
2266	A: outworn	outward
2292	A,B,C: sea-mew	sew-mew
2302	A: a dream	in dreams
2303	A: Full well	At last
2369	A: waned and waxed	waxed and waned
2380	A,B: passed	Past
2387	A: [underlined]	[no italics]
	B,C: [italics]
2399	A: wrapt	wrapped
2413	A: [underlined]	[no italics]
	B,C: [italics]
2416	A: [missing]	a dreary cage, a narrow round
2417	A: Still dreamlike, a vain empty	Of dreamlike pain, a hollow
2437	A: friar’s	holy
2451	B,C: Who	He
2459	B,C: growest	grow’st
2469	A: Yet more,	And yet,
2472	A,B,C: himself	Himself [error]
2484	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
2510	A: He seemed with nought he seemed at strife	With nought he seemed to be at strife,
2526	A: [missing]	That erst when back thereto he came
2527	A: erst had felt at being alone	felt at being so all alone
2560	A,B: Among	Amongst
2621	A,B: mid	Midst
2633	A: kind eyes	the sight
2634	A: Soft hands, and many a glad surprise	Of kind hands, and soft eyes and bright.
2654	B,C: Him seemed	Himseemed
2707	A: A	Of
2732	A: long-past days	bygone days
2783	A: once more yet	yet once more
2813	A: Its shadows [written above “its shadow,” failed to excise latter]	Its shadows
2855	A,B: That	Which
2863	A,B: well	While
2874	A: the soul	my soul
2923	A: rose	sprang
2938	A: pale thin/thin pale? [“pale” added above line; order of words uncertain]	pale thin
2942	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
2947	A: there hill	there the hill
2948	A: In a scarped cliff; so slowly now	In shear rocks, so he needs must wend
2949	A: He walked along its rugged brow	Along its rugged brow; at last,
2949a	A: Seeking an easier place; at last	[no line]
2971	A: About	Round
3010	A: was all speech	were all words
3011	A: spoke no more	no more speech
3012	A: Until at last he stood before	Had heart to try till he did reach
3017	A: Sharp	Shrill
3025	A: lips	Lip
3036	A: these folk	those folk
3038	A: His hope mid great fear, and he turned	Hope midst of fear, and now he turned
	B: Hope amid great fear, and he turned
3051	A: As he brushed past	As past he brushed
3079	A: there	Well
3086	A,B: high and low	high or low
3089	A: opening a fair gilded door	to a carven door did wend,
3090	A: end of a long corridor	a long cloister’s nether end
3137	A: broidery, and	broidery fair, and
3141	A: That she should stir one whit	Would let it fall adown
3172	A: Unto the feet	To feet desired,
3179	C: e’en	Even
3190	A: Along	Along
3212	A,B: it	This
3215	A: life	Live
3234	A,B: Amid	Amidst
3238	A,B: a sound	murmurs
3249	A: time	Day
3262	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
3267	A: of all love their eyes met	of love their kind eyes met,
3309–3366	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
3349
	A: [underlined]	[no italics]
3358	A,B: within it it hath	its last-told words have

The Story of Acontius and Cydippe

A=Huntingdon

B = 1868–70

C=1890

D = 1896

A and B texts spell protagonist’s name “Accontius” throughout.

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Subtitle	A: Argument	The Argument
	B,C: ARGUMENT.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
35–70	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
135	A,. B, C: love	Love
142	B: country side	country-side
143	A: It bore with it, B: It bore with it;	Borne on its breath
149	C: any one	anyone
178	A,B,C: charmed	charmèd
210	A: [missing]	The standing there in mazd wise
211	A: Then did the	He saw the
221	A: cheek—but in such wise	cheek. So seldom fare
222	A: Full seldom fare love’s mysteries,	Love’s tales, that men are wise to dare;
223	A: But weary	Rather, dull
229	A, B, C: ‘Twere	‘T were
235	A,B: bethought it now	was thinking now
271	A: gat	got
309	A: he [error]	she
365	A: knew he yet	might he know
	B,C: nor might he know
368	B: lips [error]	lids
391	A: bid	bade
393	A,B: pass	drag
437	A,B: hope	day
451	A: And down the tear	And with the tears
475	A: Until an outer headland lay	Till round a headland he did reach
476	A: Betwixt him and the haven’s bay: B, C: A long cove with a sandy beach;	A long cove within a sandy beach;
489	A: deemed him even he	seemed the man to be
491	A: And deemed of him more might	Deeming that more might there
515	A,B: dawn	dusk
527	A: blue-veined breast,	fragrant breast,
529	A,B: pityless	pitiless
530	A: knowest	know’st
537	A,B: Save me, save me	Save me, of whom
606	C: blooms [error]	bloom
611	A: of any wile	if aught might move
612	A: Wherewith hard fate he might beguile;	Hard fate to give him his own love;
616	A: Some three he thought	And thought of what
637	A: as he lay	in his dream
649	A: Coming to him; who	And draw anigh; he
657	A, B, C: green-sward	green sward
699	A: “Woe worth the while	Yea, fools men are
	B: “Fools men are
700	A: That pride men’s hearts will so beguile	Who work themselves such bitter care
701	A: That folk would	That they may
718	A: Thereto; nay or the wind	Nay, or the very wind
790	A: lush	green
808	A,B: Amid	Amidst
826	A: Sweeter than they, yet strange and bright	Sweeter than their shortlived delight
	B: [line missing-two lines fused]
827	A: [line missing]	And all the while with eyes that bliss
828	A: [line missing] B: Sweeter than they, with eyes that bliss	Changed not, her doves brushed past to kiss
830	A: [line missing] B: bright	strange,
831	A,B: [line missing]	With loveliness that knows no change,
857	A: [underlined]	[no italics]
	B,C: [italics]
861	C: Wherefor	Where for
866	A: but	he
908	A: hope	gone
928	A,B: a matron	the matron
940	A: words	word
1017	A: Seek some ill death	To seek a death
1051	A, B, C: White-armed	white-armed,
1056	A: The	One
1093	A: Twinned	Twain

The Man Who Never Laughed Again

A=Huntingdon

B = 1868–70

C=1890

D = 1896

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
subtitle	A: Argument.	The Argument
	B,C: ARGUMENT.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
Argument	A: rich	fair
49	A: should	would
72	A: desease	disease
127	A: pass	be
134	A: But thenceforth Firuz	Firuz thenceforward
172	A: blackness	darkness
180	A: decrees	degrees
195	A: gan again to sing	Bharam ‘gan to sing again
196	A: but spent this [?unclear] breath	but spent his breath
291	A,B: or	or for
317	A: God	god
329	A,B,C: out-worn	outworn
335	A: was	sat
339	A: sick glance	side-glance
382	A: down weighed B: downweighed	down-weighed
431	A: would	could
434	A: Those	These
460	A, B: passed	past
467	B: hing [printer’s error]	thing
470	A: The plain being o’er,	So, the wood gained
477	A: comest	com’st
492	A,B: and bane	and our bane!
497	A,B,C: showest	shows’t
561	A: Firuz’	his friend’s
590	A,B: is	be
605	A: had Firuz	Firuz had
612	A: have this [word omitted]	have I this
681	A,B: wandering	wandered
698	A: if the vague hope	if vague hope
701	A, B: moved	helped
708	A: then	him
727	A: done death [“but” after “done” crossed out]	save death
773	A,B: showed his wondering eyes, C: showed unto his eyes,	showed unto his eyes;
792	A: Then	There
804	A: wolk [error]	wolf
807	A: had been erst	which erst had been
822	A: the forest fair feet	well, fair feet
835	A: it [error]	its
839	A,B: among	amongst
849	A: sprung	sprang
851	A: And a cold	And cold the
860	A: newborn B: new born	new-born
876	A: some quiet	a quiet
908	A: gat	got
912	A,B,C: green-sward	greensward
925	A: at the sight	at sight
929	A,B,C: moonlit	moonlight
950	A: makes	gets
1011	A,B,C: green-sward	greensward
1016–1039	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
1028	C: belovd	beloved
1032	A: that looketh thence dwells therein [“looketh thence” written above; failed to cross out “dwells therein”]	that looketh thence and thee and me;
1077	C: whatneed [error]	what need?
1119	A: Nor shalt thou think it someday	Nor one day shalt thou think it
1177	A,B: noon-tide	noontide
1186	A: renewed, fullfilled	fulfilled, renewed
1236	A: three	two
1254	A: trod	worn
1281	A,B: therefore	therefor
1321	A: From hazy and dreamful sleep did he arise	Did he arise from haggard dreamful sleep,
1328	A,B,C: adorned	gold-adornèd
1328	C: which [error]	watch
1362	A: of it,	thereof,
1364	A: flit	move
1368	A: desire wrought [word omitted]	desire had wrought
1374	A: scared	seared
1381–1382	A: [lines switched]	Gazing at all those matters one by one,
		That told of sweet things there in past days done.
1386	A: Was yet	E’en
1419–1431	A,B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
1459	A: confused	confused
1491	A: down the woodland way	‘twixt the tree-boles grey

The Story of Rhodope

A=Huntingdon

B= 1868–70

C=1890

D=1896

Line	A, B, and C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Argument	A: Argument. B,C: ARGUMENT.	The Argument.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
12	A,B: anyone	any one
46	B: sundrawn [apparent error]	sun-drawn
52	B: anyone	any one
140	A,B: milking shed	milking-shed
171	A,B: Gods	gods
178	A,B: Gods	gods
193	A,B: good hap	good-hap
197	A: until in that	‘till June of that
198	A: when nineteen firsts of May	May-tides green
199	A: seen, she was so wondrous fair	looked on, and was grown so fair
204	C: who so	whoso
208	A: she was	was she
227	A: Not daring her great soul	He, daring not her soul
228	A: were	was
229	A: were	Was
231	A: they	he
232	A: Befel it in	It fell then
239	A: twain	two
241	A: Well, in the end their struggles were but vain,	Well, in the end no more the thieves might do,
264	A: O daughter Rhodope for thy sweet sake B: O daughter Rhodope, for thy sweet sake	Rhodope, O my daughter! for thy sake,
283	B: turned and lighted up her smile,	turned, the candle showed her smile,
284	A: And deep set eyes turned full on Rhodope B: And deep-set eyes turned full on Rhodope	And eyes upon Rhodope fixed, that she
285	A: As hoping there some eagerness to see B: As hoping there some eagerness to see;	Perchance in her some eagerness to see;
286	A: great eyes	wide eyes
290	A: did did throw	did throw
290	A: Thay [writing error]	That
296	A,B: Did Rhodope, now turning, gaze	Rhodope, as she turned, gazed down
297	A,B: And wait	Waiting
297	A,B: the fair	that fair
309	A,B: Now unto these fair things went Rhodope,	Now by these fair things did Rhodope stand,
311	A: And drew her hand cross them daintily B: And drew her hand across them daintily,	And daintily across them drew her hand,
317	A,B: Upon her,	Turned on her
340	A: blessings	blessing
345	A,B: tomorrow	to-morrow
347	A: things	shoes
358	A,B: But still sat Rhodope, as though	Still sat Rhodope, e’en as though of stone
376	A,B: today	to-day
378	A,B: Tomorrow	To-morrow
456	A: Of what	Know what
457	A: know	learn
495	A: Gods	gods
499	A,B: one he knew,	one who knew;
505	A: With something like a smile not all of bliss;	She smiled a smile that was not all of bliss,
520	A,B: Then turned all pale again. “O Rhodope	Then paled again. Rhodope! fair to see,
521	A: Right fair thou go’st afoot this morn,” he said, B:Right fair thou go’st afoot this morn,” he said;	Thou go’st afoot this merry morn, he said;
530	A: mine own; What is he gone?”	my father. Is he gone?
574	A,B: Wild love and hate made wild-fire of his blood.	While love and hate made wildfire of his blood.
599	A: built on
642	B: whose pale blossoms	but on whose blossoms
645	A,B: drawing	heaving
677	A: wise	guise
689	A: But present	Save present
693	A,B: wood creatures	wood-creatures
700	A: And drank and toward the shade back took her way	And drank, then back again she went her way.
713	A,B: abiding place	abiding-place
719	A: quick	swift
727	A,B: our maiden	the maiden
733	A: And	How
734	A: So stood she for awhile, then stooped and raised	In the green place, as down she knelt, and raised
735	A: and on them long she gazed	and long time on them gazed
743	A: touch her feet	mount her feet
749	A,B: yard	food
751	A: turning to the hillside there could see	looking to the steep hill-side could see
760	A,B,C: erne’s	ern’s
781	A,B: her feet had	my feet have
782	A,B: should	shall
785	A: And as	How as
786	A,B: odorous	fragrant
788	A: To see if she therein saw aught of new	If yet she might therein find aught of new
794	A,B: And, scarce beholding them now, did	And, now scarce seeing them, she did
850	A,B: anyone	any one
856	A,B,C: dulness	dullness
876	A: her softening	the softening
880	C: gods	Gods
890	A,B,C: erne	ern
891	A,B,C: cursed	cursed
892	A,B: From out it are all reft,	from out of it are reft,
895	A,B: To Rhodope’s proud	Unto Rhodope’s pride
903	heart	cast-off royal
	A: cast off royal B: cast-off-royal
905	A,B: Her husband look at Rhodope, C: Her husband eye Rhodope’s face,	Her husband eye Rhodope’s face
914	A: heard [error]	head
920	A,B: At Rhodope, who sat as if intent	Upon Rhodope, sitting as intent
925	A,B: many	much
939	A: So befel little need	And so no need
941	A,B: will still prevail	shall yet prevail,
947	A,B,C: unto	to
982	A,B: When Rhodope had made	Whereon Rhodope made
1014	A: Passed on	Went on
1018	A: Then at a slower speed	Then turned, and at slow speed
1023	A: sleeping-place	sleeping-room
1047	A,B: heart thereof to come anigh;	core thereof to draw anigh;
1049	A: folk press [“folk” written above; failed to cross out “press”]	wondering folk
1050	A: Parted before her eager loveliness.	To right and left before her beauty broke.
	To right and left before her beauty broke. [“Parted beforeher eager loveliness” is an undeleted earlier version.]
1052	A,B: Gods there C. Gods here	Gods, here
1076	A: gleamed	beamed,
1081	A: The goods	The wares
1090	A,B,C: was-a-year	was a year
1093	A,B: rose	went
1102	A: And now	And thus
1102	A: mine weak eyes	my weak eyes
1107	A,B: never	ne’er
1108	A: her golden head, as though it wore	her head, as though a crown it wore,
1109	A: A crown, how much so ever it might ache. B: And ‘gan ‘neath gold, and golden hair to ache.	And ‘gan ‘neath gold and golden hair to ache.
1151	A: o’er the wide world, and have trod	over the wide world, and trod
1161	A: love there were	love were left
1177	A: all	But they,
1187	A: They prayed give [error]	They prayed her give
1197	A,B: new proud	proud new
1265	A: to be on life’s hard way	to be a scarce-felt stay
1266	A: A green close full of artless things and sweet	To my mazed steps, a green close fresh and sweet
1267	A: To heal my eyes, and cool	On life’s hard way, to cool my
1274	A,B: I softened	Is softened
1299	A: flushed red,	flushed,
1301	A,B: while Rhodope	Rhodope, she
1315	A: far array	fair array
1317	A: rather in this lowly guise	in this lowly guise of mine
1320	A: Towards me	Towards mine,
1326	A,B: And Rhodope ‘gan feel herself	And now Rhodope felt herself
1342	A: and thence from where sky met grey ocean’s lip	And from the place where sky met ocean’s lip
1348	A: sand	sea
1349	A: Shone in the setting suns rays golden-red	Gleamed golden in the way that westward led,
1362	A: And master’s	The master’s
1395	A: a small thing it is	certes no great thing
1396	A: In two hours space again to make	It is, in two hours’ space to make
1402	A: She dropped	And dropped

The Lovers of Gudrun

A=Huntington

B= 1868–70

C=1890

D = 1896

All subtitles are underlined in the Huntington manuscript, italicized in the 1868–1870 and 1890 editions, and rubricated in the 1896 edition. The name of Gudrun’s father varies between “Osvif” and “Oswif” in the Huntington manuscript, but is consistently “Oswif” in the 1868–70, 1890, and 1896 editions. “Hrefna” in the Huntington becomes Refna in later editions.

Line	A.B.C Texts:	D Text:
Number
subtitle	A,B,C: ARGUMENT	The Argument
Argument	A,B,C: [text of argument in upper and lower case.]	[all caps]
	A: who his turn [word omitted]	who in his turn
la	B:[italics]	Of Herdholt and Bathstead
	C:[caps]	[no italics; rubricated] [This pattern is followed in all succeeding subtitles.]
102	A: Be welcome, O Guest Odleifson	Be welcome here, O Guest the wise!
113	A,C: awhile	a while
154	A: Upon my head, and though they spoke	And though the folk beside me spoke
155	A: Who were beside me, from mine head	Nevertheless, from off mine head
156	A,B,C: cursed	cursed
177	A,B,C: wherewithal	therewithal
192	A: When I stood and looked and sore did yearn [above line; uncrossed out version left intact, “But as oer this and that thing I did yearn”]	And as I stood and looked, and sore did yearn,
206	A: all that weight	that great weight
209	A: But as I stood and looked the least therefore	But amid this, while least I looked therefor,
215	B,C: neat-herd’s	neatheard’s
217	A: shouldering [above line; uncrossed out version left intact, “with his load”]	shouldering his load
225	A,B,C: a yearning	a-yearning
230	C: know’st	knowst
266	A: bind you;	bind thee;
294	A,B,C: shall he spend	shall be spent
339	A: must ride	would ride,
377	A,B,C: neat-herd’s	neatherd’s
402	C: new built	new-built
402	A,C: well carven	well-carven
403	A: laughed out [written above, earlier version left intact, ‘“gan smile”]	laughed out
405	A: great heed	huge heed
413	A: his pile, still waiting	his high pile, waiting there
429	A: tell to him	bring to him.
475	A: one brought	men brought
489	A: come over	overtopped
493	A,B,C: sea waves	sea-waves
496	A: sun bright	sunlight,
502	A,B: is tell [word omitted]	is to tell
558	A: bared	drawn
570	A:”Some needs must call it cursed;	some call that sword accursed;
571	A: Eastern man	Eastlander
572	A: Geirmand bore once, ere he my daughter wan;	Geirmund, my daughter’s husband, once did wear.
	B Geirmund, my daughter’s husband, once did wear.
574	C: wherefore	Wherefor
579	A: with no will to	but would nowise
603	A: they went to Thickwood, but when day	to Thickwood with no stay they went
604	A: Was well nigh spent and but a little way	But now, the journey and the day nigh spent,
605	A: They had to go, unto his father Thord	Unto his father as they rode turned Thord,
606	A: Turned as they rode to say some common word,	With mind to say to him some common word,
617	A: this country-side	the country-side
625	A,B: No sighing	no sigh
661	A,B: With hope	For hope
663	A: Coarse was her mate	Coarse Thorvald was,
667	A: who needs must love [written above, earlier version left intact, “that he so well could love”]	who needs must love,
668	A: Could get no live in turn	Could get no love in turn,
675	day	time
676	A: who certainly would her well,	most fain indeed to love her love
691	A,B: For meal-time was it, C:(For meal time was it,)	(For meal-time was it)
705	A: And he,	So he,
722	A: That took	Whick took
756	A: would she [above line; uncorrected version left intact, “cast she by”]	would she cast by
780	A,B,C: interwined	interwined [error]
782	A: amid the red flames’ roar	mid the stithy’s roar
810	A: But louder therewith grew the voices when	Yet did she turn unto their voices, when
811	A: Men gat them back and once more filled the hall,	Folk back again into the hall did crowd,
812	A: And Oswifs voice for torches loud did call B,C: Torch-litten now, laughing and talking loud,	Torch-litten now, laughing and talking loud,
818	A,B,C: Because	Becaused [error]
830	A,B: wise	way
	C: way
835	A,B: wide	wild
874	A: that merry	the merry
885	A: Thinking	Dreaming
899	A: Beneath the new sun at the last she lay	Beneath the new-risen sun she lay at rest,
900	A: The bedgear from her white breast fallen away	The bed-gear fallen away from her white breast,
902	A: broideries	‘broideries
904	A: Half dry, the corner of her mouth anear—	Scarce dry, but stayed anigh her dainty ear;
	B,C: Scarce dry, but stayed anigh her dainty ear—
922	A: sweet the	most sweet
923	A: e’en their time	so oft time
927	B: bitter sweet	bitter-sweet
931	B: thoughts	thought
939	A: Yet	Though
1062	A,B: unto	into
1965	A: from from the land [error]	from the land,
1073	A: he Bathstead [word omitted]	he to Bathstead
1076	A: spoke	spake
1090	C: into	unto
1090	A: now	hall
1108	A: glad day	cold day
1109	A: Until the spring was gone, Gudrun had had	Till spring was gone, and Gudrun had not failed
1110	A: A many times whereon her heart was glad,	To win both many days where joy prevailed,
1124	A,B,C: White-River	White-river.
1135	A: her,	she.
1144	A: love fought	fought love
1178	A: women’s [writing error]	woman’s
1198	A,B: ere	e’er
1202	A,B,C: northwest	north-west
1227	A: rode rode [error]	rode
1242	A,B,C: Burgh-fırth	Burgfirth
1261	A: steel	sword
1304	A: townfolk	townsfolk
1315	A: even	e’en
1319	A: Beside, and turning round met Bodli’s	Close by him, and met Bodli’s wandering
1342	A: close he turned and bent	close, sidelong he bent
1357	A: there	therein
1368	A,B: Amid	Amidst
1398	A,B,C: longships	long-ships
1410	A: that	the peace
1411	A,B,C: blessed	blessèd
1424	A: yet they live.	still they live.
1433	A,B: folk	folks
1435	B: king [error]	King
1444	A: [underlined] B: [italics]	[no italics]
1455	A: law	lore
1456–57	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
1469	A: himself [crossed out “e’en as he”, failed to reinstate “as”]	as himself
1479	A: heed	note
1487	A: In that place where I talk unto my lords.”	In the great hall whereas I see my lords.
1507	A: deemed they yearned	saw they yearned
1543	A: but down	as down
1565	A: Hung	Hangs
1570	A: you	these
1604	A: even	and even
1639	C: thine	thy
1640	A: deem	know
1676	A: and therewith	and surely
1682	A: changed face now	sad changed face
1688	A: waited news	looked for news
1692	A: news	Tidings
1696	A: To turn folk’s hearts unto the holy faith.	Unto the holy faith folk’s hearts to turn, [error]
1697	A: Side e’en as the story saith,	Side, as in the tale we learn,
1705	A: Kiartan as yet was to go	Was Kiartan yet to get him
1717	A: whose heart now grown all weak,	who sullen now and weak,
1721	A: newcomers B,C: new comers	new-comers
1728	A: What thing he longed for; and all desolate	His longing and intent; and desolate
1733	A: set foot on the bygone ways	turn him to the bygone ways
1740	A,B: so far	suchwise
1747	A: And flushed he was, B,C: Flushed and bright-eyed,	Flushed and bright-eyed;
1777	A: as he spoke to meet the gaze	midst his word, or meet the gaze
1898	A: Bolli	Bodli
1810	A: To	Toward
1877	A: I	We
1884	A: “Thou dost thy message well,	O trusty messenger,
1885	A: And mak’st the most of what he bade thee tell!	No doubt through thee his very voice I hear!
1886	A: [line missing]	Sure but light thought and stammering voice he had
1887	A: [line missing]	To waste on one who used to make him glad!
1902	A: for her and him;	for him and her;
1916	A: Bolli	Bodli
1921	A: thou wert in a dream;	if we dreamed a dream;
1935	A: But thou—forgive me, saying he doth sit, B,C: But thou—O harken, Gudrun—he doth sit	But thou; O hearken, Gudrun; he doth sit
1940	A: How that he shall wed her and be	Babbling of how he weds her, is made
1941	A: And he and Olaf be of might	How he and Olaf shall have might
1951	A: Yet	Still
1953	A: May it be yet	Still may it be
1983	A: Then at the messenger long	At whose mazed face a long while
2002	A: His whole heart trembling,	Trembling and wild-eyed,
2006	A: And poor his heart seemed and of little price	And poor it seemed, a thing of little price,
2015	A: say	tell
2026	A: Bolli	Bodli
2030	A: Yet her wild wails lasted but little while,	Yet sank her wailing in a little while,
2031	A: Then sank through sobs	Through dreadful sobs
2035	A: she said before	cast forth before,
2036	A: and that	with that
2037	A: Thanks Bodli	O, Bodli
2041	A: know	knowst
2113	A: as gravestones	a gravestone
2147	A: hours	time
2173	C: bread [prob. typesetter’s error]	break
2174	A: should say	would say:
2208	A: a ship board	ashipboard
2215	B: fleet	Fleet
2222	A,B,C: furthermore	futhermore [error]
2253	A: This thing, a queen might long for, now to wear?	To take this thing a queen might long to wear?
2291	A: to thee be sweet	be fair and sweet
2321	A,B,C: newcomers	new-comers
2330	A: Brown-haired	Dark-haired,
2336	A: I fain would talk	Come, talk with me
2341	A: as thou spak’st now,	amidst thy speech,
2343	A: askedst	spak’st
2381	A: far off C: far-of	far-off
2383	A: Yet	But
2402	A: news might	news would
2413	A: Her gentle blushing	Her bright-flushed gentle
2425	A: His eyes ‘gan wander, so his heart did ache	Wandered his eyes; so sore his heart did ache
2444	A: aught, so	aught. Thus
2457	B: awhile	a while
2462	A: Lax river B,C: Lax-river	Laxriver
2472	A: that morn	that hour
2501	B,C: high seat	high-seat
2550	A: so	sore
2551	A,B: dais	daïs
2564	A,B: but these	yet these
2570	B: wrath	wroth,
2589	A: Round	Around
2589	A: folk did hold a fair	folk held a fair
2598	A: wearied	weary
2640	A: heart, or aught	heart, for still
2641	A: But this only Kiartan back again is brought	Kiartan come back again, her soul did fill,
2643	A: across mens miseries	o’er the world’s miseries
2669	A,B,C: half dusk	half-dusk
2680	A: and I came to see	and I needs must see
2688	B,C: a-gone	agone
2690	A: has made me?	hath made me?
2690	A: Can’st thou guess what pain	Dreamest thou what pain
2705	A: at all	shall then
2708	A: speech, said [“and” crossed out]	speech, and said
2715	A,B: among	amongst
2731	A: limbs	lips
2732	A: rest	peace
2811	A,B,C: old kind speeches	old speeches
2850	A: to me,	to us,
2875	A: Than she had been;	Than e’er before;
2877	A: Than he had done—	Than in past days.
	B,C: Than in past days––
2896	A: Unanswerable;—“Why didst thou so to me	Unanswerable, cold, blighting, as the sea
2897	A: [line omitted]	Let in o’er flowers. Why didst thou so to me,
2933	A: For all the	Unto the
2949	A,B,C: half-true,	half true,
3008	A: hard	cold
3014	A: that it gain;	that it did gain;
3029	A: limbs,	lips,
3041	A: dark	wide
3054	A: Nay nay thou B: Nay, nay, thou	Nay, nay, nay, thou
3087	A: shred	shreds
3126	A: Now on a day it was	As on a day she went
3127	A: As Gudrun slowly through the hall did pass	Slow-footed through the hall without intent,
3158	A,B: past by	gone by,
3159	B,C: passed	past
3194	A: of his love.	that he bore.
3195	A: And now the year did through its seasons move	Unheeding all, the year moved as before,
3213	A,B,C: At	An
3249	A: tingled both	tingling took
3268	A: aking [writing error]	asking
3320	A,B: sitst	sitt’st
3336	A,B,C: O ho	Oho
3388	A,B: mid	midst
3438	A: if it is still	if still it is
3476	A: But Kiartan’s face grew grave enow at last	But the last smile from off his face was gone,
3477	A: When silent, he a little way had passed	When, silent, in a while he rode alone
	B,C: When silent, in a while he rode alone
3497	A,B: of thine C: at thine	of thine,
3538	A: would answer aught	would speak,
3539	A: When of what thing might ail her Kiartan sought;	Spake to her in kind words and lovingly;
3546	A: saw’st this, B,C: that if thou sawest this,	saw’st all this,
3548	A: might be, by e’en giving me B,C: was, by giving unto me	was, by giving unto me,
3552	A: Knew nought how little aught allays the soul	Knew not how nought, nought can allay the soul
3556	A: because I deem	I know that thou
3557	A: That I am wholly glad thou fain would’st dream,	Art fain to dream that I am happy now,
3574	A: wherein	whereas
3582	A: somewhat thou hast	of a thing late
3586	A: Yea I mind me now; a word	Yea, kind love, I thought to tell
3587	A: That troubled me awhile agone I heard;	Of no great thing that yesterday befell.
3615	A,B,C: flush	flash [printer’s error?]
3630	A: said	saith
3632	A: Hrefna	Refna
3642	A: For	And
3643	A,B,C: Old friends are last to sever, [underlined in A; italics in B and C]	Old friends are last to sever, [no italics]
3678	A: spake	speak
3693	A: unto (?)	into
3695	A: tht	that
3699	A: brought pass,	brought to pass,
3703	A,B,C: mail rings	mail-rings
3706	A: the	her
3716	A: Whisper wild	Whispering wild
3771	A: face so	visage,
3786	A: shame	grief
3790	A,C: past	passed
3810	A,B: will	shall
3811	A: rover’s blade	thing he named
3815	A,B,C: a-glow	aglow
3844	A: That if by either’s hand the other fall	If thou must die by me, that thou shouldst bide
3845	A: That be on some day glorious unto all.	Some noble fight, some glorious reaping-tide,
3846	A: That thou diest not to mar my day of gain.	Where each of each fair fame at least may gain;
3895	A: Wherewith	Therewith
3899	A: long herd ride	cattle ride,
3908	A,B: Queen’s-Gift	Queen’s Gift
3938	A: longing	loving
3940	A,B,C: over plain	over-plain
3944	A,B: Among	Amongst
3960	A: every	each
3974	A: Until itself the thought	Until the very thought
3996	A: As this man looked, a lovesome	As Kiartan looked; a loving
3996	A: —pride goes before a fall—	good luck go with his pride,
3997	A: Who knows when such another chance will fall—	Whereby so fair a chance doth us betide!
	B,C: Whereby so fair a chance doth us betide!—
3999	A: yet that longing	how her longing
4019	A: clad	clothe
4026	A: over and over and over	As over and over the sweet names
4028	A: Hrefna’s	Refna’s
4032	A: She once had deemed a sweet fair day would end; had longed so sore to bring to end;[failed to cross out “longed so sore to bring to”]	She once had deemed a sweet fair day would end;
4041	A: a space	awhile
4045	B: every thing	everything
4056	A: yet	but
4069	A: Yea what my hands shall do	The work of these my hands
4071	A: But she fell back	She fell aback
4074	A: Then	And
4078	A: into	Unto
4086	A: God	god
4094	A: That to an end at last his dream the last end of his dream was dreamed [failed to cross out “the last end of his”]	That to an end at last his dream was dreamed
4095	A: her bitter moans she tossed and tossed	As midst low restless moaning there she tossed.
4109	A: And knew no rest.	Wildly he cried:
4141	A: Bathstead; come	Bathstead free; come
	A: when thou art gone I ride not lone.”	Besides, without thee I ride not alone.
4146	A: still	there
4153	A: streamlets C: streamlet	streamlet’s
4156	A: now since all these armed men	now, since the men they knew,
4157	A: They knew full well, they much misdoubted them	Much they misdoubted what these came to do;
4158	A: What thing would follow; but when further on	But when they turned them from the sunken stream,
4159	A: They saw how weapons in the bright sun shone	And saw the sun on other weapons gleam,
4160	A: came ride riding	come riding from
4208	A: For keen he was of hearing:	Borne down upon the light wind:
4211	A: Then	When
4230	A,B,C: mail rings	mail-rings
4232	A: herdsman, I could see a	herd, there saw I for a space
4233	A,B,C: confused	confusèd
4234	A: And hear their clatter; therewith now and then	And from their clatter now and then did come
4235	A: A groan from one or other of the men,	Sharp cry, or groan, or panting shout, as home
4236	A: Or panting shout:	Went point or edge:
4250	A: today B,C: to-day	to day
4272	A: but yet unwounded still	but still without a wound.
4273	A: But like a man who no more hath the will	While as a man by some strong spell fast bound,
4274	A: To move this way or that	Without a will for aught,
4278	A: or though he did deem	e’en as he did deem
4292	A,B,C: drawest	draw’st
4296	A: cried his	cried out his
4298	A: helpless	hapless
4315	A,B: my	mine
4328	A: play;	game:
4336	A: Already, but I	But straight, perforce,
4337	A: Straightway	Woe worth the while!
4419	A,B: can	canst
4439	A,B,C: dead	dear
4445-	A: [underlined]	[no underlining]
4448
4449	A: so low,	so that
4468	A: yet rough hearts must gaze	and yet folk must gaze
4482	A: voice but	voice and
4511	B: Half dead	Half-dead
4557	A,B: followest, thy	followest, for thy
4574	A: so I shelter there I gat	so shelter there I gat
4578	A: and I deemed him	and I deemed of him
4605	A: sheaths then	sheaths the
4606	A: mid the talk	through the talk
4636	A,B: wherefore	whereof
4645	A: homemen: B,C: home-men.	homemen.
4651	A: Turned	Faced
4714	A: That there she knew was doing; her black gown	She knew was doing there: her black gown’s hem
4715	A: She caught up in both hands then cast adown	She caught upwildly as she gazed at them,
4716	A: Shuddering; then through the tumult seemed to seek	Then shuddering cast it down, and seemed to seek
4793	A: nor yet her smile	nor her faint smile
4858	A,B: passed	past
4872	A,B: And no more such our hearts can bear, we say.	No more such days our hearts can bear we say.
4876	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
4892	B: askst	ask’st

The Golden Apples

A = Huntington

B = 1868–70

C = 1890

D = 1896

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Argument	A,B: [no subtitle] C. Argument.	The Argument.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
Arg 1	JA,B,C: This tale tell of	In this tale is told of
14	A,B:’mid	‘midst
22	A: anchor had come home [failed to excise “they drew the hawser back”]	anchor had come home
23	A: Came	Rang
26	A: scarped edges steep to gray sides failed [failed to excise “scarped edges”]	scarped edges
33	A: should	showed
35	A: bound	done
68	A: for name, B: for name—C: for my name—	for my name,
71	A,B: to the other	to other
78	A: strait	straight
100	A,B: who	whom
112	A: For earth’s undoing come unto its worst	A world once good, now come unto its worst.
	To swallow up a world come to the worst[failed to excise duplicate version]
130	A: whereat he	and he straight
133	A: Until	Till
154	A: was	were
164	A: Yet feared nought that that	Feared nought belike
165	A: Amidst	Amid
167	C: wildless [error]	windless
173	A: Nought long	Nought but long
185	A,B: ever	still
197	A: Night	Dark
206	C: apple tree	apple-tree
227	A: their [omission]	the unknown danger strung,
266	A: long C: long sought-for sought for	long-sought-for
268	A,B,C: green-sward	greensward
271	A: sure	well
296	A,B,C: blue black	blue-black
298	A: look forth threatingly [error]	looked forth threateningly
308	A: Must must [error]	Must give
313	A: upon upon [error] the	upon the
319	A,B: song	songs
334	A: heart nurse	heart must nurse
353	A: And gleaming there	Bright in the sun
377	A: it up with all the gain	it, with the gain
382	A: yet [error]	ye
443	A: Ampitryon	Amphitryon
451	A: had the word was straight bid [was straight bid written above, failed to cross out “had the word”]	was straight bid
476	A: as	when
488	A: unto	into
507	A: to small old man [“a” omitted]	to an old man small
508	A: The roaring flame sank down	Faded the roaring flame
513	A,B,C: a-board	aboard

The Fostering of Aslaug

A=Huntington

B=l868–70

C=1890

D=1896

Line	A,B,C Texts:	D Text:
Number
subtitle	A: Argument.	The Argument.
	B,C: ARGUMENT.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
7	A: you aright	all aright
24	A: these	this
108	A: the rest	that rest
112	A,B :hooked-nosed,	hook-nosed
125	A: the wood	a wood
129–31	A: Except the birds and squirrels brown,	But mid the beech-boughs high aloft
	[two lines missing]	A blue-winged jay, and squirrel soft,
		And in the grass a watchful hare,
132	A: adown	down there
143	A: toward	towards
144	A: set	sat
170	A: with that	her play
171–73	A: [3 lines missing]	Amid the flowers grew slower now,
		And sadder did the music grow,
		And yet still sweeter: and with that,
186	A: thing	think
199	A: or	ere
259	A: [line missing]	And through the dusky gathering dark
295	A: Well sit	Well, goodman, sit
366	A: his first coming ye	thou his coming shouldst
386	A: the [error]	they
397	C: gods	Gods
425	A: uttering	muttering,
430	C: gan	‘gan
444	A: then	he
597	B: lush-cold	lush cold
603	A: for	from
616	A; and and [error]	and
649	A: into	in
667	A: A fair	no ill
687	A: a strange	one strang
699	B: long ship	long-ship
702	A: With	On
807	A: bleared-eyed	blear-eyed
823	C: thou [italics]	thou [no italics]
828	A,B,C: goodlihead	godlihead
854	A: are nought	be nought
861	A: Yet mid	And midst
	B: And mid
862	A: spake	spoke
868	A: yesterday, neath	yesterday, soft ‘neath
887	A: Till in the the sunlight that did lie	Till on a sudden did she meet
888	A: About it feet, all suddenly	The slant sun cast about its feet,
889	A: She	And
949	A: lookest B: lookst	look’st
991	A: the whole world else—	the world else.
997	A: abide	abode
1115	A,B: farfetched	far-fetched
1018	A,B,C: Than	That [error]
1074	A: Amongst	Among
1132	A: gift alone then	last gift only
1177	A,B,C: steaming	streaming [error]
1210	A,B: spring past	spring-tide
1226	A,B: querulous	peevish
1295	A: be be [error]	be
1311	A: would	wouldst
1314	A,B,C: loves	love
1316	A: skin	face
1331	A,B: A certain time of my life-days.	Some wearing of my early days.
1349	C: gunwhale	gunwale
1353	A: ship’s-side	ship-side
1367	A: And they	Themselves
1383	A: went	fared
1385	A: Wherto	Thereto
1411	A,B,C: is she	she is
1412	A,B: wert	art

Bellerophon at Argos

A=Huntingdon

B = 1868–70

C=1890

D=1896

Steneoboea in the Huntington manuscript becomes Sthenoboea in the 1868–70, 1890, and 1896 editions.

Line	A, B, and C Texts:	D Text:
Number
Argument	A: Argument B,C: ARGUMENT.	The Argument.
Argument	A,B,C: [upper and lower case]	[all caps]
Argument	A: who, fleeing	and, fleeing
Argument	A: Lycia, with covert	Lycia, her father, with a covert
6	A,B,C: oak-trees	oak-tree
22	A: On to	Unto
54	A: dreary head B,C: drearyhead	drearihead
64	A: eat	ate
73	A: But by what name shall I name thee, O King?	But tell me, King, how shall I name thee here,
74	A: Since those who have to pray for anything	Since he in whose heart lieth any prayer,
112	A,B: elders	old men
140	A: must I	madly
142	A: as the that deed was done [“the” written above “that,” but failed to excise redundant version]	as that ill deed was done.
159	A,B: past	passed
166	A,B,C: mine	my
169	A: I needs must deem	a weight of fear
170	A: That nought of good could follow such a dream;	Lay on my heart and still grew heavier;
189	A,B: few	new
205	A: yet	still
214	A: On fire...was B: Afire... was	Afire... were
217	A: came into the little fane	reached the little forest fane
224	A: Surely to	That unto
232	A: apase	apace
239	A: afterwards	afterward
255	A: round	around
259	A: there was	was there;
271	B: Bidding	Biding
288	A: the sling	a sling
295	A,B: ‘scape	ride
305	A: yet	still
314	A,B,C: e’ennow	e’en now
329	A: unfullfilled	unfulfilled
336	A: Kingdom	kingdom
343	A: who dwell thereon	within its girth;
344	A: by such as thee may fame be won	a man like thee can win the mirth
345	A: And joy therewith, in dealing with	That cometh of the conquering of
346	A: Kings	kings
347	A: bely	belie
360	A: with with	with
367	A: Southland	south-land
395	A: Hipponoous B,C: Hipponoüs [pattern repeated throughout]	Hipponoüs
409	A,B: And	But
413	A: (For he was young) for hope he called but dead.	Since he was young yet, for hope lying dead.
420	A: King	king
434	C: that	the
453	A: And said, “Be wise O fair Bellerophon,	O fair Bellerophon, like me, be wise,
454	A; Mayst thou not win, even as I have won	And set things good to win before thine eyes,
460	Although	thoughts
461	A: lepft	left
482	A: So	And
483	A: when that he	so when he
494	A: Godlike	godlike
508	A: a drawing	a-drawing
516	A,B: before	without
534	C: long-past	long-passed
535	A: mine	my
536	A: thee	thou
597	A: But now	So thus
598	A,B: again begin	did once more begin
608	A: lovesome grove.	close of love.
612	A: hast	haste
614	A: some	a
620	A: Steneoboea [pattern repeated throughout]	Sthenoboea
624	A,B,C: Thou know’st and I know how the	Thou knowest and I know the
626	A,B: passes	passeth
629	A: King’s	king’s
631	A: Of this his heaviness	Of his so heavy mood;
644	A: while yet	while still
654	A: turned	turn
668	A: with tender moans to plain	to make a piteous groan
669	A: Because that pleasure hid the bitterer pain.	O’er bitter pain amidst her pleasure grown.
	B: O’er bitter pain amid her pleasure grown.
670	A: For	But
716	A: her	she
723	A: marble paved court hereby	marble court we walk in here
724	A: In sad October when the rain is nigh;	Mid sad October, when the rain draws near:
725	A: at last	all sound
726	A: The flutes’ wild sobbing warble has all passed,	Of sobbing flute has left the air around,
761	A: through those her maids she passed	amidst her maids she went
	B: amid her maids she went
762	A: Wondering how long this new desire might last:	On this new tyrannous sweetness all intent;
764	A: Restrained herself from turning round to see	Might bear the world now, as she turned to see
765	A: King, as they went down	King a-going down.
800	A: honied	honeyed
818	A: anear	near
834	A: bent down upon the floor	fixed on the marble floor
844	A: linden twigs	linden-trees
876	A: strange light	a light
877	A: God	god
891	A: To make nought of him, yea would go away B,C: To heed him nought—yea, or depart maybe	To heed him nought, yea, or depart maybe
892	A: When to the King he came on such a day,	At whiles, when he the King would come to see,
901	A: matter given	matter late given
906	A: little he should	little well to
907	A: hold his thought	have his heed
917	A: two maids went after	with two maids following
918	A: white	slim
926	A: love for him	love of him
947	A: misel-thrush	missel-thrush
957	A,B: The	That
975	A: shew	show
977	A: With a light sigh she raised her eyes at last	She raised her eyes at last with a light sigh;
978	A: And then despite herself a bright flush passed	Despite herself, a flush passed suddenly
991	A, B: go home again	get home again
995	A: Who read	Which shows
997	A: Ere he goes forth to bring the island C: E’er he goes forth to bring the island	Ere he goes forth to bring the island
1002	A: Toward the Prince looked aback to see	Unto the Prince nor looked aback to see
	B: Toward the Prince nor looked aback to see
1030	A: but	while
1042	A: me	I
1056	A: If my sweet love, from lovesome looks did shrink	If he, my love, from looks of love did shrink,
1076	A: us	we
1089	A: again	about,
1102	A: them	thee
1111	A: And when she was quite gone	But, she clean vanished now,
1121	A: had yet	yet had
1128	A: on	out,
1129	A: ships	ship
1133	A: Godlike	godlike
1163	A: or wrong, but this I know,	nor wrong, but yet through all
1164	A: He is what men call just, and good enow; C: Know that the gods a just man him would call;	Know that the Gods a just man him would call;
1176	A: god	God
1178	My next speech to him shall not be so vain.	Nor shall my next speech to him be so vain.
1194	A: strait	straight
1203	A: But though amidst all things Bellerophon	But though the man, once from his home driven forth,
1204	A: This glory and great love of folk had won,	Was so much loved and held of so much worth,
1234	A: Heaven	heaven,
1245	A: Steneoboea	Sthenoboea
1246	A: fulfill	fulfil
1248	A: spake	spoke
1275	A: Rather her moody life seemed past away,	Yea, and the moody ways that once she had
1276	A: Joyous she seemed, and ever day by day B,C: Seemed changing into life all frank and glad;	Seemed changing into life all frank and glad.
1277	A: Would see Bellerophon,	She saw him oft now, and
1278	A: And	But
1283	A: With in the odorous pleasance on a day;	Within the odorous pleasance on a tide,
1284	A: And with great joyance slipped that feast away.	And down the hours the feast in joy did glide.
1288	A: eager B: slender	flowery
1294	A: sorel	sorrel
1300	A: brought	wrought
1309	A: the	twin
1312	A: honied	honeyed
1331	A: he he had	he had
1340	A: And watched the moonrise singing,	And, singing, watched the moon rise,
1342	A,B: And C: When	Then
1353	A: bare foot	barefoot
1399–1403	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
1405	A: leavest	leavs’t
1409	A: knows’t	know’st
1410	A: O Lovely	O lovely
1420	A: lovesome	lovely
1448	A: could to see	could see
1449	A: lightening	lightning
1452	A: Steneoboea	Sthenoboea
1453	A: God’s...God	god’s...god
1462	A: cruelest	cruellest
1481	A: To whose Phoenician	Unto whose Phyrgian
1482	A: comands	commands
1495	A: he the while	he all the while
1499	A: Thacian	Thracian
1505	C: tremour	tremor
1511	A: And heard the right and wrong of many a case	And heard things dull, things strange, but when at last
1512–1513	A: And made hard eyes look wild, and some sad face Made happy with his words but when at last	The summer noon by now an hour had passed, He went to meat, and thought to see thereat
1521	A: of his fare	what was wrong;
1522	A: And what he had to do; but with a stare	But, staring at me as he went along,
1523	A: He passed me by as if he knew me not.	Silent he passed, as if he heard me not;
1525	A: Within his hands, and so he went his way.”	The King’s face clouded: but the meal being done,
1526	A: The King’s face clouded as he said his say	In his fair chariot did he get him gone
1527	A: But when he ended nought he said thereon,	Unto the haven, where the Phrygian ship
1528	A: But the meal passed; the King would fain be gone	Was waiting his last word her ropes to slip.
1529	A: Unto the sea, to find the ship that lay	Restless he was, and wished that night were come.
	A: Waiting the last word from him, for that day
	A: Restless he was and wished that night were come. [Passage in A contains 2 extra lines]
1533	A: come	go
1546	A,B,C: the certainty	thee certainly
1560	A: Longing	Desire
1577	A: But of that sound	Of that sweet sound
1587	A,B: Kings	kings
1589	A: That rough hands of the outland folk	The rough hands of some outland foe
1595	A: As though that day thereon had hands been laid	As though not long past hands had there been laid
1596	A: In otherwise than	Heavier than touches
1635	A: still, that thou canst not see	yet, that this shameful guise
1636	A: How strange the raiment is I have on me?	Seems nothing strange unto thy drowsy eyes?
1662	A: would to tell	would tell;
1667	A: Godlike	godlike
1685	A,B: has	hath
1709	A: For even that Bellerophon it was,	That same Bellerophon, that all folk love,
1710	A: Who strove to bring the thing if wot to pass.	In manly wise this morn against me strove?
1727	A: yet	still
1731	A: where	were
1770	A: bitter	dreadful
1772	A: for	from
1797	A: ere	e’er
1814	A: Phoenician	swift Phyrgian
1823	A,B: Gods	Gods
1829	A: So spake King Proetus, and therewith as one	So saying, slowly, as a man who needs
1830	A: Who drives himself to do what must be done,	Must do a deed that woe and evil breeds,
1833	A: writ	made,
1834	A: in it	it said
1835	A: These words were: To the	These words: Unto the
1835–51	A: From “Unto the wise” to “doth open it”:[underlined] B,C: [italics]	[rubricated]
1839	A: fleedst	fleddest
1840	A: Phoenician	swift Phyrgian
1855	A,B: tablets	paper
1856–66	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[rubricated]
1860	A: passes	passeth
1863	A: my face	me first;
1864	A: for I depart at sunrise from this place	Life worsens here, and ere it reach the worst,
1865	A: To busy me within the Thunderers shrine	Unto the Jove that may be would I speak
1866	A: With things the people need, and rites divine	To help my people, wandering blind, and weak.
1888	A: And bid men saddle him	And saddle him straightway
1890	A: wakening	waking
1897	A: cast	threw;
1898	A: Then toward the fair porch hastily he passed	Then, being new clad, the porch he hurried to,
1908	A: born	borne
1911	A: the meet	to meet
1936	A: sumer	summer
1939	A: he deemed	it seemed
1940	A: even	e’en
1967	A: sail	sails
1983	A: a a	a
1990	A: Gods	gods
1994	A: Kings	kings
2001	A: Gods	gods
2003	A: for the this place is fair	for no little bliss
2004	A: From day to day are many good things there.	I have in Argos; a good place it is.
2044	A: still wend	still did wend,
2061	A: to her were brought	about her glared,
2062	A: And round in one track ever ran her thought	And on one dreadful picture still she stared,
2064	C: dulness	dullness
2074	A,B,C: unguents	ungents [error, corrected]
2081	A: past	dead
2082	A: Wild words the Queen had said, strange threatenings cast. Wild words, strange threatenings had her writhed lips said.	Wild words, strange threatenings, had her writhed lips said.
2083	A: chamber door	chamber-door
2086	A: was	lay,
2089	A: the other chambers of that place	no chamber of that house of gold
2090	A: Nowhere did any see the Lycian’s face	Might anyone the Lycian’s face behold,
2097	A: so remembered that her wont had been	thus remembered that at whiles of late
2098	A: at whiles to wander in the garden green	She had been wont the rising sun to wait
2099	A: Below her bower, een in the young day; then	Within the close below her bower; so then
2101	A: And down the stair with troubled eyes they passed	And passed with troubled eyes adown the stair;
2102	A: at last	that there
2103	A: That led	Led out
2108	A,B: Therewith with	Therewith by
2109	A: flowes	flowers
2111	A: that heeded	that had heeded
2112	A: strange	wild
2113	A: door. . . sweet-briar-rose	gate. . . sweetbriar-rose
2119	A: pleasancedoor	pleasance-gate
2140	A: Queenly	queenly
2141	A: God	god
2149	A: Goddess	goddess
2150	A: others some	other folk,
2169	A: befel	befell
2181	A: on I went	I went on,
2191	A: turf	surf,
2197	A: saw een then	now could see,
2198	A: Unto the daughters of us dying men,	The daughters of us sons of misery,
2206	A: the Greek tongue	a low voice
2207	A: sayest B,C: say’st	sayst
2207–43	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
2215	A: traitrous	traitorous
2253–59	A: [underlined] B,C: [italics]	[no italics]
2262	A: ere	e’er
2264	A: Goddess	goddess
2265	A: & she	to bring
2266	A: Alone of Gods must wane and die as we	Death on her head as on an earthly thing.
2267	A: or	ere
2296	A: shear	sheer
2313	A: hanging yet unto the tree, B,C: to the rough bough hanging yet,	to the rough bough hanging yet,
2314	A: straight undid and took to me	loosed and in my hand did get,
2315	A: yet a while	for a while
2323	A: knew wonted place	knew her wonted place;
2332	A: King or Queen	king or queen
2335	A: things	stones
2336	A: best of Kings;	highest ones;
2362	A,B: traitrous	trait’rous
2365	A: past	passed