1836
... a wild scene
Of mirth and jocund din! ...

1800
... concourse wild 1805

... a wild scene
Of mirth and jocund din! ...

... concourse wild

[return]

[Variant 3:]

1836
... And, when it chanced
That pauses of deep silence mock'd his skill,

1800
... and, when a lengthened pause
Of silence came and baffled his best skill,

The Prelude, 1850

... And, when it chanced
That pauses of deep silence mock'd his skill,

... and, when a lengthened pause
Of silence came and baffled his best skill,

[return]

[Variant 4:]