[144] This and the nine following lines were written for the edition of 1809.
[145] "Merely for music."—Ed. 1786.
[146] "If you will,"—Ib.
[147] "Length."—Ed. 1786.
[148] In the 1786 edition there was inserted at this point the following stanza omitted in the later versions:
"Jove peep'd thro' his moons, and examin'd their features,
And said, 'By my truth, they are wonderful creatures,
'The beards are so long that encircle their throats,
'That (unless they are Welchmen) I swear they are goats.'"
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