Tale XIV.
Variant of Title:
THE WIDOW SOPHIA.
the Tale opens:
Some female Minds are with such Strength endued,
Man they excell in genuine Fortitude.
A Widow now, Sophia once sustained
The Toils of War and in a Camp remained. (D.)
instead of l. 8:
By Reasons powerful at such time, to wed.
instead of ll. 36–7:
She is not one at tales of Woe to faint,
Or weep at Sorrows dreaming Poets paint. (D.)
variant of ll. 46–7:
“Where now the Lady, with that mental strength
And even Temper, does she rest at length?
Weds she again, and does her second Choice
In all her strength and Energies rejoice? (D.)
l. 54: for yet young was read expiring.
l. 93: Nay, and for his, the Voyage would undertake. (D.)
l. 96: The Rage of Men who could not hold their Prey. (D.)
instead of ll. 114–5:
The Husband died; and, having now the Skill
To know a Wife, judicious was his Will. (D.)
instead of l. 169:
And largely mixt with Sorrow and Contempt.