Unless I fall upon her.
On his Shadow.] The text is taken from King's autograph in Rawlinson Poet D. 317, foll. 173-4: it has neither heading nor signature. At line 25, the last on this page of the MS., the catchword reads 'Yet when', which is slightly more appropriate, but the text continues 'And when'. There is a copy in Harleian MS. 6917, fol. 97 verso-98, entitled On his Shadow. There are the following variants:
8 frame] framed.
11 still om.
23 harbourd'st] harbour'st.
26 By] At.
49 so] thus.
55 could] could not (but compare l. 31).
64 would] could.