_See note_]
[107 Equally I hate;] Equallie hate, _Q_
hate; _Ed:_ hate, _1633:_ hate.
[107 Equally I hate;] Equallie hate, _Q_
hate; _Ed:_ hate, _1633:_ hate.
John Donne
_1633-54 and
MSS. :_ Maids soft ear _1669_]
[59 scolding] scolding's _1669_]
[60 rore. ] rore; _1633_]
[63 gaine, bold soule, repute _Ed:_ gaine; bold soule repute
_1633-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_,
_W:_ gayne (bold soule) repute: _Q:_ gain, bold souls repute
_1719 and Chambers:_ gayne, hold soule repute _A25_, _N_, _S_,
_TCD, and Lowell's conjecture in Grolier_. _See note_]
[68 That] The _Chambers_]
[69-70 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]
[70 yea _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ or
_1635-69_]
[72 Bearing-like Asses; _Ed:_ Bearing like Asses, _1633-69 and
MSS. _]
[73 whores, _1633-69:_ whores; _Chambers and Grolier_. _See
note_]
[74-5 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]
[77 our land;] our land, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_,
_W:_ the land; _1633-69_, _Q_]
[79 luxurie, _1633-69_, _A25_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_
(_corr. fr. _ Gluttony), _P_, _Q_, _TCD:_ Gluttony _B_, _Cy_,
_D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _S_, _S96_, _W_]
[80 will] would _A25_, _Q_]
[84 Relique-like _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _L74_, _N_,
_O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ Reliquely _1633-69_, _Cy_,
_JC_, _Lec_, _P_
geare;] chear; _1669_ (_which brackets from_ 81 as _to end of_
84), _Cy_]
[86 men] Maids _1669_]
[87 parchments _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_,
_W:_ parchment _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_,
_S96_, _TCD_
his] the _1669_]
[98 _ses 1633-69_, _B_, _L74_, _Lec_, _Q_, _and other MSS. :_
his _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _P_
heires,] heires _1633_]
[99 As] And _1669_
by] by, _1633_]
[102 doubt. ] doubt: _1633_]
[105 Where's _&c. _ _Ed:_ Where's th'old landlords troops,
and almes, great hals? _1633_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_ (_but_ hals
_MSS. _): Where the old landlords troops, and almes? In hals
_1635-69_, _L74_, _O'F:_ Where the old landlords troopes and
almes? In great halls _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_ (_but the punctuation is very
irregular, and some have_ 's _after_ Where).
_See note_]
[107 Equally I hate;] Equallie hate, _Q_
hate; _Ed:_ hate, _1633:_ hate. _1635-69_
meanes bless; _1633_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ Meane's blest.
_1635-69_, _Cy_, _S_, _S96_ (_altered to_ is blest). _See
note_]
[111 in wardrops; _1633:_ wardrobes. _1635-69_]
[112 statute lawes. _1633-54 and all MSS. :_ statutes jawes.
_1669_, _Chambers_]
_Satyre III. _
Kinde pitty chokes my spleene; brave scorn forbids
Those teares to issue which swell my eye-lids;
I must not laugh, nor weepe sinnes, and be wise,
Can railing then cure these worne maladies?
Is not our Mistresse faire Religion, 5
As worthy of all our Soules devotion,
As vertue was to the first blinded age?
Are not heavens joyes as valiant to asswage
Lusts, as earths honour was to them? Alas,
As wee do them in meanes, shall they surpasse 10
Us in the end, and shall thy fathers spirit
Meete blinde Philosophers in heaven, whose merit
Of strict life may be imputed faith, and heare
Thee, whom hee taught so easie wayes and neare
To follow, damn'd? O if thou dar'st, feare this; 15
This feare great courage, and high valour is.
Dar'st thou ayd mutinous Dutch, and dar'st thou lay
Thee in ships woodden Sepulchers, a prey
To leaders rage, to stormes, to shot, to dearth?
Dar'st thou dive seas, and dungeons of the earth? 20
Hast thou couragious fire to thaw the ice
Of frozen North discoueries?
MSS. :_ Maids soft ear _1669_]
[59 scolding] scolding's _1669_]
[60 rore. ] rore; _1633_]
[63 gaine, bold soule, repute _Ed:_ gaine; bold soule repute
_1633-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_,
_W:_ gayne (bold soule) repute: _Q:_ gain, bold souls repute
_1719 and Chambers:_ gayne, hold soule repute _A25_, _N_, _S_,
_TCD, and Lowell's conjecture in Grolier_. _See note_]
[68 That] The _Chambers_]
[69-70 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]
[70 yea _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ or
_1635-69_]
[72 Bearing-like Asses; _Ed:_ Bearing like Asses, _1633-69 and
MSS. _]
[73 whores, _1633-69:_ whores; _Chambers and Grolier_. _See
note_]
[74-5 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]
[77 our land;] our land, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_,
_W:_ the land; _1633-69_, _Q_]
[79 luxurie, _1633-69_, _A25_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_
(_corr. fr. _ Gluttony), _P_, _Q_, _TCD:_ Gluttony _B_, _Cy_,
_D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _S_, _S96_, _W_]
[80 will] would _A25_, _Q_]
[84 Relique-like _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _L74_, _N_,
_O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ Reliquely _1633-69_, _Cy_,
_JC_, _Lec_, _P_
geare;] chear; _1669_ (_which brackets from_ 81 as _to end of_
84), _Cy_]
[86 men] Maids _1669_]
[87 parchments _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_,
_W:_ parchment _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_,
_S96_, _TCD_
his] the _1669_]
[98 _ses 1633-69_, _B_, _L74_, _Lec_, _Q_, _and other MSS. :_
his _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _P_
heires,] heires _1633_]
[99 As] And _1669_
by] by, _1633_]
[102 doubt. ] doubt: _1633_]
[105 Where's _&c. _ _Ed:_ Where's th'old landlords troops,
and almes, great hals? _1633_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_ (_but_ hals
_MSS. _): Where the old landlords troops, and almes? In hals
_1635-69_, _L74_, _O'F:_ Where the old landlords troopes and
almes? In great halls _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_ (_but the punctuation is very
irregular, and some have_ 's _after_ Where).
_See note_]
[107 Equally I hate;] Equallie hate, _Q_
hate; _Ed:_ hate, _1633:_ hate. _1635-69_
meanes bless; _1633_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ Meane's blest.
_1635-69_, _Cy_, _S_, _S96_ (_altered to_ is blest). _See
note_]
[111 in wardrops; _1633:_ wardrobes. _1635-69_]
[112 statute lawes. _1633-54 and all MSS. :_ statutes jawes.
_1669_, _Chambers_]
_Satyre III. _
Kinde pitty chokes my spleene; brave scorn forbids
Those teares to issue which swell my eye-lids;
I must not laugh, nor weepe sinnes, and be wise,
Can railing then cure these worne maladies?
Is not our Mistresse faire Religion, 5
As worthy of all our Soules devotion,
As vertue was to the first blinded age?
Are not heavens joyes as valiant to asswage
Lusts, as earths honour was to them? Alas,
As wee do them in meanes, shall they surpasse 10
Us in the end, and shall thy fathers spirit
Meete blinde Philosophers in heaven, whose merit
Of strict life may be imputed faith, and heare
Thee, whom hee taught so easie wayes and neare
To follow, damn'd? O if thou dar'st, feare this; 15
This feare great courage, and high valour is.
Dar'st thou ayd mutinous Dutch, and dar'st thou lay
Thee in ships woodden Sepulchers, a prey
To leaders rage, to stormes, to shot, to dearth?
Dar'st thou dive seas, and dungeons of the earth? 20
Hast thou couragious fire to thaw the ice
Of frozen North discoueries?