Tale XV.
Instead of l. 21:
Who will Belinda wed? it seems, must Chance decide.
after l. 30:
The Butcher brought it, ’tis the Butcher’s Care;
’Tis cooked below, but how she cannot tell;
Above ’tis eaten, and so all is well. (D.)
after l. 33:
For some are born to eat what some are born to earn. (D.)
l. 45: for her critic’s indolence read that springs from Indolence.
after l. 64:
Not yet from Scotland came the yearly set
That put all Europe in the Author’s Debt.
instead of ll. 100–1:
She wonders why the Butcher brings his Bill;
She wonders why a Tradesman will not trust.
l. 108: for fretted read petted.
l. 111:
That she shall faint and die; she faints but never dies.
after l. 131:
Who for no venturous Deed the Praise assumes,
But bills and coos and smooths her shining Plumes. (D.)