NOTE. THE only edition published by Spenser himself of 'Colin Clovts come home againe,' was that of 1595. This is our text, from a fine exemplar in my own Library. See Life in Vol. I., and Essays. I note here certain corrections, mainly of punctuation : -- 1. I, 'knowen'. substituted for 'knowne' of the original-mere displacing of 'ne.' 1. 46, comma (,) for period (.). 1. 93, 'chofe': 1611 spells 'choose.' 1. 170, 'fingults' for misprint 'fingulfs.' See F. Q., B. XI., c. xi., st. II, l. I. 1. 187, comma (,) after 'regardfull.' 1. 195, period (.) for, after 'fare.' 1. 279, colon (:) for comma (,). 1. 317, Dr. Morris prints 'bordrags' -and I accept, but indicate it as a correction. 1. 672, 'Durft' for misprint of original 'Dareft'-accepted from Dr. Morris. 1. 695 is an odd line: the poem otherwise is in alternate rhymes (1st and 3rd, 2nd and 4th): so that somehow a line has been here dropped out by the printer, or it may have been a flaw of the Poet's own. 1. 759, ‘far[e]'—the 'e' filled in. See 1. 760, 'misfaring,' which explains the 'far': = fare. So Dr. Morris. 1. 764, 'Drownded'-1611 characteristically changes to 'Drowned.' 1. 774,? after 'there' for comma (.). 1. 775, comma (,) for colon (:). 1. 776, period for comma. 1. 794, period for comma. 1. 851, comma after 't'eat.' 1. 862, period after 'nature' for comma. 1. 863, life-giuing'-Dr. Morris's excellent correction of 'like-giuing' of the original, 1611, etc. 1. 866, colon (:) for comma. 1. 919, comma inserted after 'be.' 1. 925, comma for colon (:), and 1. 926, colon for comma. 1. 953, period for comma. G. TO THE RIGHT worthy and noble Knight Sir VValter Raleigh, Captaine of her Maiefties and Lieutenant of the Countie of SIR, that you may fee that I am not alwaies ydle as yee thinke, though not greatly well occupied, nor altogither vndutifull, though not precifely officious, I make you prefent of this fimple paftorall, vnworthie of your higher conceit for the meaneffe of the file, but agreeing with the truth in circumftance and matter. The which I humbly befeech you to accept in part of paiment of the infinite debt in which I acknowledge my felfe bounden vnto you, for your fingular fauours and fundrie good turnes fhewed to me at my late being in England, and with your good countenance protect against the malice of ΙΟ |