[P. 40]. At close; verse-quotation. From Milton, Ep. W. Sh.
[P. 41]. Verse-heading. From Gray's 'Elegy.' En passant, be it noted that on 1st June 1875, at Sotheby's, the original MS. of this Elegy was sold for upwards of 300 guineas to Sir William Fraser.
[P. 45], l. 28. Read 'mearely'=merrily, as 'merrely' onward.
[P. 49]. ll. 7-14. On these lines, alleged to have been written by Montrose, see Dr. Hannah's 'Courtly Poets' (1870), p. 207, and numerous references. It may be noted that in line 2 Wordsworth changes 'too rigid' into 'so rigid;' and l. 7, 'trumpet' into 'trumpets.'
[P. 49], ll. 30-2. Verse-quotation. Milton, 'Paradise Lost,' book vi. ll. 754-6.
[P. 66] (bottom). Epitaph on Mrs. Clark—i.e. Mrs. Jane Clarke. In l. 1, Gray wrote, not 'the,' but 'this;' which in the light of the criticism it is important to remember.
[P. 73-75]. Long verse-quotation. From the 'Excursion,' book vii. ll. 400-550. Note the 'Various Readings.'
III. Essays, Letters, and Notes elucidatory and confirmatory of the Poems.
(a) Of the Principles of Poetry and the 'Lyrical Ballads.'
[P. 85]. Verse-quotation. From Gray's Poems, 'Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West.'