(a) As neither of us three were present to correct the Press, and as my handwriting is not eminently distinguished for neatness or legibility, the Printer has made a few mistakes. The Reader will consult equally his own convenience, and our credit if before he peruses the volume he will scan the Table of Errata and make the desired alterations.
S. T. Coleridge.
Stowey,
May 1797.
(b) Table of Contents. (N.B. of my Poems)—and let it be printed in the same manner as Southey's Table of Contents—take care to mark the new poems of the Edition by Italics.
Dedication.
Preface to the first Edition.
Refer to the Second Edition.
Ode on the departing Year.
Monody on the death of Chatterton, etc., etc.—
[MS. R.]