Would, eclips'd, appear more bright;
And the only way to rise,
Or to be more fair, for thee,
Celia, is less fair to be.
Excuse for wishing her less Fair.] 1647 prefixes 'To Celia'.
7 the] thy 1647.
9 yet] and 1647.
10 less ungentle] then less scorching 1647.
23 for] 1656 'than', which, like much else in this edition, is pure nonsense.
Brydges thought that 'one cannot avoid admiring the ingenuity exercised in this continual play upon words'. But surely