lxiii
A Petty Sneaking Knave I knew —
O! Mr. Cr , how do ye do?
MS. Book, p. 29. Gil. i. 208, WMR ('Coupl.' xxn) headed 'Cromek.'
2 Cr ] Cromek Gil, WMR. ye] you Gil.
lxiv
1 Sir Joshua praised Rubens with a smile,
By calling his the ornamental style ;
And yet his praise of Flaxman was the smartest,
When he called him the Ornamental Artist.
5 But sure such ornaments we well may spare 5
As crooked limbs and louzy heads of hair.
MS. Book, p. 29. Only in EY i. 2x4.
I praised] praises EY. 6 As . . . hair] Like a filthy infectious head
of hair MS. Book 1st rdg. del. ; A crooked stick & a louzy head of hair, ibid.
2nd rdg. del.
lxv
He is a Cock would
And would be a Cock if he could .
MS. Book, p. 29. Only in EY i. 214.
I Heis]He'sEY.
lxvi
He has observ'd the Golden Rule,
Till he's become the Golden Fool.
MS. Book, p. 30. Cp. Ixvii. Only in EY i. 214.
2 he 's] he has EY.
