Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. / With an Introduction, Textual Notes, a List of Editions, an Appendix of Translations, and a Portrait.

by Thomas Stanley

[30:6.] P. ” line 19. ‘Power’: 1647.

[31:1.] Palinode (p. 37).

Not in the edition of 1651. The poem is printed in this section on account of its relation to ‘The Return,’ which follows. ‘The Return’ is possibly but another version of ‘Palinode.’

[31:2.] P. 38, line 5. The Editor has ventured to print ‘That would,’ though against all three texts, which give ‘That wouldst.’ The meaning seems to be that the ‘proud empire’ of Beauty is rebellions to Reason or Philosophy, the restraints of which, (‘chains’) ‘would within tyrannic laws confine,’ etc.

[31:3.] P. 38, line 7. ‘Powerful’: 1657.

[31:4.] P. ” line 12. ‘In’: 1657.

The Return (p. 38).

[32:1.] P. 38, line 2. ‘Unite,’ by a misprint: 1651.

[32:2.] P. ” line 3. ‘Bounds’: 1651, 1657.

[32:3.] P. ” line 5. ‘That’: 1647.