Who neither heard nor saw--no more
Than if he had been deaf and blind,
Till,
startled
by the Sailor's roar, 1819.
William Wordsworth
1819.]
[Variant 33:
1845.
And to a little tent hard by
Turns the Sailor instantly; 1819.
And to his tent-like domicile,
Built in a nook with cautious skill,
The Sailor turns, well pleased to spy
His shaggy friend who stood hard by
Drenched--and, more fast than with a tether,
Bound to the nook by that fierce weather,
Which caught the vagrants unaware:
For, when, ere closing-in ... 1836.]
[Variant 34:
1836.
Had tempted ... 1819.]
[Variant 35:
1836.
Proceeding with an easy mind;
While he, who had been left behind, 1819.]
[Variant 36:
1820.
Who neither heard nor saw--no more
Than if he had been deaf and blind,
Till,
startled
by the Sailor's roar, 1819.
]
[Variant 37:
1819.
That blew us hither! dance, boys, dance!
Rare luck for us! my honest soul,
I'll treat thee to a friendly bowl!" 1836.
The text of 1845 returns to that of 1819.]
[Variant 38:
1836.
To _seek_ for thoughts of painful cast,
If such be the amends at last. 1819.]
