In One Word More, our question concerning the Madonnas referred to in 23 and 24 is answered thus: "The Madonna at Florence is that called 'del Granduca,' which represents her as 'appearing to a votary in a vision '-so say the describers: it is in the earlier manner, and very beautiful. I think I meant 'La Belle Jardinière'-but am not sure-for the picture in the Louvre." "CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME.". The following early readings in this poem should be noted: 52. For O'er the early eds. have "To." 65. 'Tis the Last Judgment's fire, etc. "The Judgment's fire alone can cure this place." 79. For aught I know. 168. Clearer case. "For all I know." "Plainer case.' 179. Dotard, a-dozing. "Fool, to be dozing." A few verbal notes may also be added: 114. Bespate. Bespattered; a word not in the dictionaries, and probably coined by Browning. 130. Pad. Tread down; a provincialism. 135. Mews. Enclosure. Mew or mews was originally the place in which tame hawks were kept (probably because they were confined there while mewing, or moulting); and hence, metaphorically, any close place. 161. Dragon-penned. Dragon-feathered; not in the dictionaries. 177. Crouched. Macmillan's Selections has "Couched," which is probably a misprint. 203. Slug-horn. A corruption of slogan, used incorrectly here (as earlier by Chatterton) for some kind of horn. See Century Dict. s. v. ALTERATIONS IN "PIPPA PASSES."-We have followed the text of the London ed. of 1878, which has the following variations from the earlier readings as given in the Boston reprint: PROLOGUE.-83. Whoever it was quenched, etc. The early eds. omit it was. 203. I will pass each. Early eds. have "by" for each. "As yet, nor cicale dared carouse- Cicale is the plural of cicala. SCENE I.-32. With a sun. Originally, "With the sun." 54. Here's the wine. 'Here is the wine." "Proof was needed." "Returned at eve." 82. Proof were needed. 126. Return at eve. 148. Pretence to strike. "Pretence to strike me." 149. 'Tis not the crime's. "T is not for the crime's," 158. Look it down. 168. Who stammered. 179. When heaven's. 180. Suffered descend. "Look it down, then." "As he clung there-" "When the heaven's." "Seemed let descend." 222. Call you out. "You call out." 233. Speak to me, not of me! "Speak to me-speak not of me !" 265. A hurry-down. "A hurrying down." 159. The world. "This world." 162. But still Natalia. 163. Though they smiled. "But no-Natalia." "While they smiled." 178. No-is not that. "Stop-is not that." 187. My lore. 6. My love" (a misprint?). 197. Deepest shadow. 207. Once when. "Shadow threefold." "So do you." "Grew wiser." "For once when." 220. The nest, or the nook. "The spot, or the spot." 221. May surely. "May the sureliest." 223. The Love. "Or the Love." 224. In the Valley. "In its Valley." 227. When I love most. "I love most when." 234. To reach thy heart, nor prick. To wound thee, and not prick." 265. Earth... seit. "Earth's ... sea's." 274. Her memory stays. "The peasants keep." "Her memory; and 275. And peasants sing how once a certain page. songs tell how many a page.' 276. Of her so far. "Of one so far." 279. Need him. "For him." 289. Psyche. "Psyche's.' 305. Their laughter. "That laughter." 318. Meet Lutwyche, I. "Shall I meet Lutwyche." 319. Statue. 'Statue's." SCENE III.-10. That lean... look. "Who lean... looking." II. Listen. "Listening." 14. Old Franz. "Now hark.” "Visit by night." 30. Visit night by night. 155. The god June. 156. His revel thro' our leafy world. "His glorious revel thro' our 174. Age. "From age." 202. These. "And these." 219. Seeing. 66 224. At the city. "In the city." 227. This late time. 'Beholding." "This late trial." "To be let eat." "Rubbed out the chalk- INTERLUDE III.-10. Let sit and eat. 25. Rubbed the chalk-mark out, how tall. mark of how tall." 43. Maize-tuft. "Maize-tuft's." 58. Has cut. "Had cut." 61. That she? no, etc. "No," etc. SCENE IV.-78. I would better. "I had better." 110. Poderi. "Poderes." 138. The infant's. "That infant's." 146. This heir's. "That heir's." 191. Nought below. "And nought below." EPILOGUE.-9. Life. "Life's." 24. Raw-silk-coloured. "English-coloured." 66 59. Call this. 'See-call this." 60. Something rure. "And something rare." 80. All achieved. "What's achieved." 91. Over the woods. "Far over the woods." 110. True in some sense, etc. After this line the early eds. have 113. Ranks the same. "Is the same." 200 INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES EXPLAINED. olive-frail, 166. over one green baize, 163. pad (=tread down), 196. pique (of saddle), 164. podere, 194: Possagno church, 183. Prussia Improper, 189. Python, 192. |