Lines 387, 388.
Too much in turtle Bristol's sons delight,
Too much o'er bowls of Rack prolong the night.
Your turtle-feeder's verse must needs be flat,
Though Bristol bloat him with the verdant fat.
[The Murray copy does not contain this emendation, which was adopted in the Fifth Edition.
P. 36 n. The Hunt copy gives in MS. the note concerning Moore—"I am informed," etc.—which is printed in the Fifth Edition. There is no similar annotation in the Murray copy.
Line 502. For "ranks illustrious" both annotated copies read "oat-fed phalanx.">[
Lines 532, 533.
And grateful to the founder of the feast,
Declare his landlord can translate, at least.
And grateful for the dainties on his plate,
Declare his landlord can at least translate.
[The amended lines, which appeared in the Fifth Edition, are not in the Murray copy.]
Lines 552, 553.
While Kenny's World just suffered to proceed,
Proclaims the audience very kind indeed.
While Kenny's World—ah where is Kenny's wit?
listless
Tires the sad Gallery—lulls the listening pit.
[The emendation is given in both annotated copies; but the substitution of "listless" for "listening," which is adopted in the Fifth Edition, does not appear in the Murray copy,]
Line 563. Let Comedy re sume
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