Oysters and eggs are also living food.—[MS.]

[BW]

He was her own, her Ocean lover, cast

To be her soul's first idol, and its last.—[MS.]

[BX] {131}And saw the sunset and the rising moon.—[MS.]

[161] {132}[The MS. and the editions of 1819, 1823, 1828, read "woman." The edition of 1833 reads "women." The text follows the MS. and the earlier editions.]

[162] [Compare stanza prefixed to Dedication, vide ante, [p. 2].]

[163] [Compare—

"Yes! thy Sherbet to-night will sweetly flow,

See how it sparkles in its vase of snow!"