Till verse refin'd by thee, in this last Age,
Turne ballad rime 1633:
Till verse, refin'd by thee in this last age,
Turn ballad-rhyme 1640 (Vincent):
Surely 'in this last Age' goes with 'Turne ballad rime'; 73. awfull solemne 1633; solemn awful 1640; 74. faint lines 1633: rude lines 1640; 81. maintaine 1633: retain 1640; 88. our losse 1633: the loss 1640; 89. an Elegie, 1633: one Elegy, 1640;
91-2.
Though every pen should share a distinct part,
Yet art thou Theme enough to tyre all Art;
1633: omit 1640.
Some of these differences are trifling, but in several instances (3, 8, 50, 59, 66, 91-2) the 1633 text is so much better that it seems probable that the poem was printed in 1640 from an early, unrevised version. In 87. 'the' 1633, 1640 should be 'thee'.