2.
The look of love alarms, 5
Because it 's fill'd with fire ;
But the look of soft deceit
Shall win the lover's hire.
3. Soft deceit & Idleness, 9 These are Beauty's sweetest dress.
4. [The Question Answer'd] What is it men in women do require ? 11 The lineaments of Gratified Desire. What is it women do in men require? The lineaments of Gratified Desire.
5. An ancient Proverb Remove away that black 'ning church, 15 Remove away that marriage hearse, Remove away that [man] of blood — You'll quite remove the ancient curse.
-8 The . . . hire] Transcribed from p. 103 of the MS. Book. Among ' Couplets and Fragments ' (iii), DGR, WMR, EY (4), WBY. 6 it 's] 'tis MS. Book I5^z^<?rs2b«, p. 103, and all edd. HW d' filled all edd. 9, 10 Soft . . . dress] Transcribed from MS. Book, p. 103, where it follows the pre- ceding quatrain but with Blake's usual line of separation. DGR and later edd. print as the two last Unes of 'The look of love alarms.' Blake at first began this couplet with the deleted line ' Which are beauties sweetest dress ? ' 10 Beauty's] beauties MS. Book 1st version, p. 103. 11-14 What . . . Desire] Transcribed from MS. Book, p. 103, where it bears the title 'The Question Answer'd.' Not in DGR or WMR. Swinb., p. 182. EY, i. 206. WBY (title omitted) ' Couplets and Fragments ' (2). 11,13 in] of MS. Book ist version, ist rdg. del. 15-18 Transcribed from MS. Book, p. 107, where the title is an addition. Only in WBY (Notes), p. 240. Cp. note to ' London ' {Songs of Exp.). 15 black'ning] blackening WBY. 17 man] dash in MS. ; place MS. Book 1st ver- sion, 1st rdg, del. I supply ' man ' from the last rdg. of the earlier version. 18 You'll] 'Twill MS. Book 1st version, 1st rdg. del. the] that WBY. SAMPSON N
