...secured are, To save from Finger wet, the Letters fair: The Work so quaint, that on their Backs is seen, St. George's high Atchievements does declare; On which...that has y-gazing been Kens the forth-coming Rod, unpleasing Sight, I ween! v. But ah! what Pen his woful Plight can trace. Or what Device his loud Laments...

...finger wet the letters fair; The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements does declare; On which thilk wight that has y-gazing been Kens the forthcoming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween! This is fundamentally quite un-Spenserian, more so than the first canto of...

...wet, the Letters fair: The Work so quaint, that on their Backs is seen, St. George's high Achievements does declare; On which thilk Wight that has y-gazing been Kens the forth-coming Rod, unpleasing Sight, I ween! (1737,18) Spenser, of course, had sung didactically the achievements of St....

...save from Fingers wet the Letters fair: The Work so quaint that on their Backs is seen, St. Georges high Atchievements does declare: On which thilk Wight...that has y-gazing been, Kens the forthcoming Rod, unpleasing sight, I ween. (111-17) (I will return to this particular infraction later.) Boys, like...

...wet the letters fair: The work so quaint, that on their backs is seen, St. George's high achievements does declare; On which thilk wight that has y-gazing been Kens the forthcoming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween! But ah! what pen his woeful plight can trace, Or what device his loud laments...

...wet the letters fair : The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements does declare ; On which thilk wight that has y-gazing been, Kens the forthcoming rod, — unpleasing sight, I But now Dan Phoebus gains the middle sky, And Liberty unbars her prison door...