1820
A fig for ...1800

A fig for ...

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[Variant 2:]

1800
On his ... 1827

On his ...

The text of 1837 returns to that of 1800.

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[Variant 3:]

Our earth is no doubt made of excellent stuff,
But her pulses beat slower and slower,
The weather in Forty was cutting and rough,
And then, as Heaven knows, the glass stood low enough,
And now it is four degrees lower.