[Variant 1:] In the editions of 1807 to 1820 the following lines began the poem. They were withdrawn in 1827.

Lie here sequester'd:—be this little mound
For ever thine, and be it holy ground!

Lie here sequester'd:—be this little mound
For ever thine, and be it holy ground!

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[Variant 2:]

1827
Beneath the ... 1807

Beneath the ...

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[Variant 3:]

But ... MS.