11 sterne 1633, A18, A23, N, TC, W: sterv'd 1633-69, O'F
13 forth] out A18, N, TC
To Mr E. G.
EVEN as lame things thirst their perfection, so
The slimy rimes bred in our vale below,
Bearing with them much of my love and hart,
Fly unto that Parnassus, where thou art.