so 1. 440. 6 1. 388, pacifide' for 'pacifyde.' 1. 391, 'till' an obvious correction of 'tell' of the original. 1. 400, withhold' for 'withhould.' 1. 402, mold' for 'mould.' 1. 409, 'drery' for 'dreary.' 1. 411, 'flye' for 'fly.' 1. 442, in 1596 catch-word is misprinted 'Who.' 1. 477, 'ftarres' for 'ftarre'-rejected. 1. 479, 'darknes' for 'darkneffe,' and 'minde' for 'mind.' 1. 480, 'fhinde' for 'fhind.' 1. 486, 'darkfome' for 'darkefome.' 1. 487, 'deepe' for 'd[r]eere '-rejected. 1. 491, 'Hencefoorth' for 'Henceforth.' 1. 493, 'moulde' for 'mould.' 1. 496, 'helde. . anie' for 'held 1. 294, weep' (bis) for 'weepe': 1. 503, 'onely' for 'only.' and so ll. 392, 441. 1. 299, 'fpeaches doo' for 'fpeeches doe.' 1. 301, 'endles' for 'endleffe.' 1. 303, 'pourtraicture' for 'pourtraiture.' 1. 310, a rownd' for 'arownd'accepted. 1. 314, Nimphe and' for 'Nymphes &.' 1. 328, 'drery' for 'drearie,' and 'chearfull' for 'chearefull.' 1. 333, 'drougth' for 'drouth.' 1. 345, 'little' for 'litle.' 1. 377, 'finde' for 'fynd.' 1. 386, forrowe fatiffide' for 'forrow fatiffyde.' 1. 510, 'wayle' for 'waile.' 1. 514, 'doo' for 'doe.' 1. 520, 'flocks' for 'flockes.' 1. 526, 'dere' for 'deare.' 1. 549, I print' a 'fdeinfull'-misprinted as one word in both 1591 and 1596. 1. 556, 'defirde' for 'desyrde.' 1. 563, comma (,) inserted after 'leaue,' as in '91. No one who critically studies these variations will accept the alleged superiority of the text of 1591. The following is the title-page of 1591 :- An Elegie vpon the death of the noble and vertuous Dedicated to the Right honorable the Lady Printed for William Ponsonby, dwelling in Bishops head. 1591. [4to, 11 leaves, A 3-C 3. AN ELEGIE Dedicated to the Right honorable the Ladie Haue the rather prefumed humbly to offer vnto your Honour the dedication of this little Poème, for that the noble and vertuous Gentlewoma of whom it is written, was by match neere alied, and in affection greatly deuoted vnto your Ladifhip. The occafion why I wrote the fame, was afwell the great good fame which I heard of her deceaffed, as the particular 10 goodwill which I beare vnto her husband Mafter Arthur Gorges, a louer of learning and vertue, whofe houfe, as your Ladifhip by mariage hath honoured, fo doe I find the name of them by many notable records, to be of great antiquitie in this Realme; and fuch as haue euer borne themfelues with honourable reputation to the world, & vnfpotted loyaltie to their Prince and countrey: befides fo lineally are they defcended from the Howards, |