... five and twenty ...

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[Variant 4:]

1845
And, though he has but one eye left,
His cheek is like a cherry.

And still the centre of his cheek
Is blooming as a cherry.
1798


1820

And, though he has but one eye left,
His cheek is like a cherry.
And still the centre of his cheek
Is blooming as a cherry.

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[Variant 5:]

1827
No man like him the horn could sound,
And no man was so full of glee;
To say the least, four counties round
Had heard of Simon Lee;
His master's dead, and no one now
Dwells in the hall of Ivor;
Men, dogs, and horses, all are dead;
He is the sole survivor.

Worn out by hunting feats—bereft
By time of friends and kindred, see!
Old Simon to the world is left
In liveried poverty.
His Master's dead, ...






1798





1827

No man like him the horn could sound,
And no man was so full of glee;
To say the least, four counties round
Had heard of Simon Lee;
His master's dead, and no one now
Dwells in the hall of Ivor;
Men, dogs, and horses, all are dead;
He is the sole survivor.
Worn out by hunting feats—bereft
By time of friends and kindred, see!
Old Simon to the world is left
In liveried poverty.
His Master's dead, ...

The fourth stanza of the final edition being second in 1827, and the second stanza being third in 1827.