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[Title]—The Dark Ladiè. MS. B. M. (1).

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Rose upon] Rose-bud on MS. B. M. (1).

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fair] dear erased MS. (1).

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mournfully] sad and sweet MS. (1).

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in] to MS. (1).

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Ladie] Ladié MS. (2).

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The song that makes her grieve. MS. (1).

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Each thought, each feeling of the Soul,
All lovely sights, each tender, name,
All, all are ministers of Love,
That stir our mortal frame.

MS. (1).

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All, all that stirs this mortal frame MS. B. M. (2).

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feed] fan MS. (2).

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O ever in my lonely walk

erased MS. (1).

In lonely walk and noontide dreams

MS. (1).

O ever when I walk alone

erased MS. (1).

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I feed upon that blissful hour

MS. (1).

I feed upon that hour of Bliss

erased MS. (1).

That ruddy eve that blissful hour

erased MS. (1).

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dwell] feed MS. (2).

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we sate
When midway on the mount I stood

MS. (1).

When we too stood upon the Hill

erased MS. (1).

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The Moonshine stole upon the ground

erased MS. (1).

The Moon be blended on the ground

MS. (1).

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Had] And erased MS. (1).

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was there] stood near (was there erased) MS. (1).

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Against a grey stone rudely carv'd,
The statue of an armed Knight,
in
She lean'd the melancholy mood,
And To watch'd the lingering Light

MS. (1).

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She lean'd against a chissold stone
tall
The statue of a

MS. (1).

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the] an MS. (1) [Stanza 10, revised.]

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sad] soft MSS. (1, 2).

doleful] mournful erased MS. (1).

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An] And MS. (2).

rude] wild erased MS. (1).

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With flitting Blush and downcast eyes,
In modest melancholy grace
The Maiden stood: perchance I gaz'd
Too fondly on her face.

Erased MS. (1).

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om. MS. (1).

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I gaz'd and when I sang of love MS. (1).

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With flitting Blush and downcast eyes
and
With downcast eyes in modest grace
for
She listen'd; and perchance I gaz'd
Too fondly on her face.

MS. (1).

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And] Yet MS. (1).

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told] sang MS. (1).

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roam'd] cross'd MS. (1).

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or] nor MS. (1).

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om. MS. (1).

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How sometimes from the hollow Trees MS. (1).

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look'd
There came and star'd him in the face
An[d] Angel beautiful and bright,
And how he knew it was a fiend
And yell'd with strange affright.

MS. (1).

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lawless] murderous MS. (1).

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clasp'd] kiss'd MS. (1).

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meekly] how she MS. (1).

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fault'ring] trembling MS. (1) erased.

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guiltless] guileless MS. (1).

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And while midnight
While Fancy like the nuptial Torch
That bends and rises in the wind
Lit up with wild and broken lights
The Tumult of her mind.

MS. (1) erased.

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And like the murmur of a dream

MSS. (1, 2).

And in a murmur faint and sweet

MS. (1) erased.

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She half pronounced my name.
She breathed her Lover's name.

MS. (1) erased.

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I saw her gentle Bosom heave
Th' inaudible and frequent sigh;
modest
And ah! the bashful Maiden mark'd
The wanderings of my eye

MS. (1) erased.

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om. MS. (1).

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cheek] cheeks MS. (2).

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flew] fled MS. (2).

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side
And closely to my heart she press'd
And ask'd me with her swimming eyes
might
That I would rather feel than see
Her gentle Bosom rise.—

Or

side
And closely to my heart she press'd
And closer still with bashful art—
That I might rather feel than see
The swelling of her Heart.

MS. (1) erased.

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And] Then MS. (2) erased.

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And now serene, serene and chaste
But soon in calm and solemn tone

MS. (1) erased.

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And] She MS. (1) erased.

virgin] maiden MSS. (1, 2).

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bright] dear MS. (1) erased.

beaut'ous] lovely MS. (1) erased.

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When last I sang of Him whose heart
Was broken by a woman's scorn—
And how he cross'd the mountain woods
All frantic and forlorn

MS. (1).

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sister] moving MS. (1).

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wrong] wrongs MS. (1).

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Ladie] Ladié MS. (2).

After [132] The Dark Ladiè. MS. (1).