1805
... bare ... 1800

... bare ...

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[Variant 7:]

1836
He spake of plants divine and strange
That ev'ry day their blossoms change,
Ten thousand lovely hues!

1800
... every hour ... 1802

He spake of plants divine and strange
That ev'ry day their blossoms change,
Ten thousand lovely hues!

... every hour ...

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[Variant 8:]

Of march and ambush, siege and fight,
Then did he tell; and with delight
The heart of Ruth would ache;
Wild histories they were, and dear:
But 'twas a thing of heaven to hear
When of himself he spake!




Only in the editions of 1802 and 1805.