Tale VIII.
l. 24. rueful meditation.
instead of ll. 24–32:
Hour after Hour in rueful Dulness sate,
Puzzled and teizing every Boy at Hand;
But, having all at last in his Command,
All that he needed, and of that possessed—
Who would, might think and labour for the rest.
Knowledge to win was useless when obtained,
As much as told him what he lost or gained;
If he had envied Newton, it had been
But for the Mint of Money he had seen. (D.)
l. 109: The Vermin of the Customs and Excise. (D.)
l. 118: some have failed.
l. 119: And neither fled the Power nor—satisfied. (D.)
instead of ll. 126–7:
And to be One in a Concern so Grand }
Was a rare Prospect—if it could be planned: }
Why, he might build an House, and round it buy him Land! }
l. 129: Might condescend in such Abode to dwell. (D.)
instead of ll. 132–3:
For he had heard in former Days the Chair }
Was filled with Honour by a worthy Mayor, }
Who had sold Cheese and Vinegar—so there! (D.)}
l. 159: Join’d with his Sorrow, Penitence, and Shame. (D.)
l. 163: And courts with patient Care the Gains he spurn’d. (D.)