a letter from his father, while he was at the army
1811 while at 1851/70 while with
Last evening I lost the miniature which I suppose you have found
1870 ... which I suppose you to have found
which I probably dropped on replacing in my pocket
1811ff ... on replacing it in my pocket
it has become a most precious and invaluable relique
1811ff ... and valuable relique
The next morning as they were about to part
1811ff ... about to depart
and sighed as ardently for some other trifle
1811ff and sighed as earnestly ...
turns to some other source to supply the vacuum
1811ff ... to supply _vacuum_
Stripped of all but their intrinsic value
1811ff Stripped of all their intrinsic value
inordinate passion, or what you would call pure affection
1811ff ... what some would call ...
pining for a hopeless object
1811ff ... a hapless object
which will sail for any part of America in some time
1851/70 ... for some time
Ah! had this but have happened in time to save a life
1870 Ah! had this but happened ...
consecrated piles, and funereal monuments of the sacred dead
1811ff sacred piles, and funeral monuments ...
October 26, 1776,
1811 Oct.
how tenderly pensive does she beam her lovely eyes upon me!
1811ff how tenderly does she beam her lovely eye upon me!
There [_pointing to the grave_] there behold how my dearest wishes
1811ff Then ...
the first holy whisper of her consecrated lips
1870 whispers
determining to proceed on early in the morning
1811ff ... proceed early in the morning
1870 ... proceed early the next morning
which before sunrise encreased to a violent storm
1851/70 which before sunrise had encreased to a violent storm
was to be opened for that night only
1851/70 was to be opened that night only
To the general enquiry of "_what's the matter?_"
1851/70 To the general enquiry, "_what's the matter?_"
forbade that he should re-pierce the ten thousand wounds
1811ff forbade that he re-pierce ...
[QUOTATION]
Song, beauty, youth, love, virtue, joy: this group
. . .
As yet unforfeit! in one blaze we bind.
1870 Song, beauty, love ...
1870 As yet a forfeit! ...
They immediately retired to a separate room, where the stranger
1811ff ... when the stranger
private concerns; more extraordinary may you esteem it
1851/70 private concerns, and more extraordinary you