:_ How am I blest _1669_
this _A18_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_,
_P_, _TC_, _W:_ thus _1669_, _A25_, _L74_, _S_
discovering] discovery _B_, _O'F_
thee!
this _A18_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_,
_P_, _TC_, _W:_ thus _1669_, _A25_, _L74_, _S_
discovering] discovery _B_, _O'F_
thee!
John Donne
:_ through _1669_
shadow] shadows _1669_]
[16 Diademe . . . grow: _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _TC:_ Diadem which on your
head doth grow: _1669:_ Diadems which on you do grow. _S_,
_Chambers_]
[17 Now . . . shooes, _1669_, _JC_, _W:_ Off . . . shoes _A18_,
_D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC:_ Off with those hose and shoes
_S_
safely _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_,
_W:_ softly _1669_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _P_]
[20 Receavd by men; Thou _all MSS. :_ Reveal'd to men; thou
_1669_]
[21 Paradise; _Ed:_ Paradice, _1669_]
[22 Ill _1669_, _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_,
_S96_, _TC_, _W:_ All _B, O'F, P, and Chambers' conjecture_
spirits _1669_, _A18_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _N_, _S:_ angels
_O'F_, _S96_
white, _Ed:_ white; _1669_]
[26 below. _Ed:_ below, _1669_]
[28 kingdome, _MSS. :_ Kingdom's _1669_
safeliest _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC:_ safest, _1669_
man'd, _Ed:_ man'd. _1669_]
[29 stones, _Ed:_ stones: _1669_]
[30 How blest am I _all MSS.
:_ How am I blest _1669_
this _A18_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_,
_P_, _TC_, _W:_ thus _1669_, _A25_, _L74_, _S_
discovering] discovery _B_, _O'F_
thee! _Ed:_ thee? _1669_
be. ] be, _1669_]
[35 Gems] Jems _1669: and so_ 37]
[36 like _1669:_ as _MSS. _
balls, _MSS. :_ ball: _1669_]
[38 covet _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _TC_, _W:_ court _1669_, _Cy_, _P_, _S_, _S96_
theirs, _A18_, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _P_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_ those _S:_ that, _1669_, _B_,
_O'F_
them. ] them: _1669_]
[39 pictures, _Ed:_ pictures _1669_
made _Ed:_ made, _1669_]
[40 lay-men, _Ed:_ lay-men _1669_
array'd; _Ed:_ arrayed _1669_]
[41 Themselves . . . only wee _A18_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_
Themselves are only mystick books, which we, _1669_, _B_]
[43 see] be _A18_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC_
reveal'd] revealed _1669_]
[44 a _all MSS. :_ thy _1669_
Midwife, _Ed:_ Midwife _1669_]
[45 hence, _Ed:_ hence _1669_]
[46 pennance due to innocence. _1669_, _B_, _Cy_, _JC_, _O'F_,
_P_, _S:_ pennance, much less innocence; _A18_, _A25_, _D_,
_H49_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S96_, _W_]
[47 thee, _Ed:_ thee _1669_
first; _Ed:_ first, _1669_]
ELEGIE XX.
_Loves Warre. _
Till I have peace with thee, warr other men,
And when I have peace, can I leave thee then?
All other Warrs are scrupulous; Only thou
O fayr free Citty, maist thyselfe allowe
To any one: In Flanders, who can tell 5
Whether the Master presse; or men rebell?
Only we know, that which all Ideots say,
They beare most blows which come to part the fray.
shadow] shadows _1669_]
[16 Diademe . . . grow: _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _TC:_ Diadem which on your
head doth grow: _1669:_ Diadems which on you do grow. _S_,
_Chambers_]
[17 Now . . . shooes, _1669_, _JC_, _W:_ Off . . . shoes _A18_,
_D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC:_ Off with those hose and shoes
_S_
safely _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_,
_W:_ softly _1669_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _P_]
[20 Receavd by men; Thou _all MSS. :_ Reveal'd to men; thou
_1669_]
[21 Paradise; _Ed:_ Paradice, _1669_]
[22 Ill _1669_, _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_,
_S96_, _TC_, _W:_ All _B, O'F, P, and Chambers' conjecture_
spirits _1669_, _A18_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _N_, _S:_ angels
_O'F_, _S96_
white, _Ed:_ white; _1669_]
[26 below. _Ed:_ below, _1669_]
[28 kingdome, _MSS. :_ Kingdom's _1669_
safeliest _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC:_ safest, _1669_
man'd, _Ed:_ man'd. _1669_]
[29 stones, _Ed:_ stones: _1669_]
[30 How blest am I _all MSS.
:_ How am I blest _1669_
this _A18_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_,
_P_, _TC_, _W:_ thus _1669_, _A25_, _L74_, _S_
discovering] discovery _B_, _O'F_
thee! _Ed:_ thee? _1669_
be. ] be, _1669_]
[35 Gems] Jems _1669: and so_ 37]
[36 like _1669:_ as _MSS. _
balls, _MSS. :_ ball: _1669_]
[38 covet _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _TC_, _W:_ court _1669_, _Cy_, _P_, _S_, _S96_
theirs, _A18_, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _P_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_ those _S:_ that, _1669_, _B_,
_O'F_
them. ] them: _1669_]
[39 pictures, _Ed:_ pictures _1669_
made _Ed:_ made, _1669_]
[40 lay-men, _Ed:_ lay-men _1669_
array'd; _Ed:_ arrayed _1669_]
[41 Themselves . . . only wee _A18_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_
Themselves are only mystick books, which we, _1669_, _B_]
[43 see] be _A18_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC_
reveal'd] revealed _1669_]
[44 a _all MSS. :_ thy _1669_
Midwife, _Ed:_ Midwife _1669_]
[45 hence, _Ed:_ hence _1669_]
[46 pennance due to innocence. _1669_, _B_, _Cy_, _JC_, _O'F_,
_P_, _S:_ pennance, much less innocence; _A18_, _A25_, _D_,
_H49_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S96_, _W_]
[47 thee, _Ed:_ thee _1669_
first; _Ed:_ first, _1669_]
ELEGIE XX.
_Loves Warre. _
Till I have peace with thee, warr other men,
And when I have peace, can I leave thee then?
All other Warrs are scrupulous; Only thou
O fayr free Citty, maist thyselfe allowe
To any one: In Flanders, who can tell 5
Whether the Master presse; or men rebell?
Only we know, that which all Ideots say,
They beare most blows which come to part the fray.