The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) / Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts - John Donne

To M^r Rowland Woodward. 1633-69: similarly or without heading, A18, Cy, D, H40, H49, JC, L74, Lec, N, O'F, P, S, S96, TCC, TCD: A Letter of Doctor Dunne to one that desired some of his papers. B: To M^r R. W. W

1 professe] professe, 1633

2 retirednesse, 1633-69, B, Cy, D, H40, H49, JC, O'F, P, S: a retirednesse, A18, L74, N, TC, W

3 fallownesse; Ed: fallownesse. 1633-54: fallowness, 1669: holinesse Cy, P, S96

4 too] so W showne 1633, 1669: flowne, 1635-54

5 How love-song weeds, 1633: How long loves weeds, 1635-54, O'F: How Love-song weeds, 1669

6 sown. 1633, 1669: sown? 1635-54: sown; Chambers, who retains the full-stop after fallownesse

10 to us it] to use it, Cy, P, S96

seeme,'and be light 1633, A18, B, D, H40, H49, L74, N, S, S96, TC, W: seem but light 1635-69, Cy, O'F, P, and Chambers, who attributes to 1633 the reading seem and be but light

13 white] whites Cy, O'F, P