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The Triumph Of Life
by
In gold and fleecy snow the infant Day,
The glorious Sun arose: beneath his light, 5
The earth and all…
10-17 A widow…sound 1870; omitted here 1824;
printed as ‘A Song,’ 1824, page 217.
34, 35 dawn Bathe Mrs. Shelley (later editions); dawn, Bathed 1824, 1839.
63 shunned Boscombe manuscript; spurned 1824, 1839.
70 Of…interspersed Boscombe manuscript;
Of grassy paths and wood, lawn-interspersed 1824;
wood-lawn-interspersed 1839.
84 form]frown 1824.
93 light…beam]light upon the chariot beam; 1824.
96 it omitted 1824.
109 thunder Boscombe manuscript; thunders 1824; thunder’s 1839.
112 greet Boscombe manuscript; meet 1824, 1839.
129 conqueror or conqueror’s cj. A.C. Bradley.
131-134 See Editor’s Note.
158 while Boscombe manuscript; omitted 1824, 1839.
167 And…dance 1839 To seek, to [ ], to strain 1824.
168 Seeking 1839; Limping 1824.
188 canst, Mrs. Shelley 1824, 1839, 1847.
189 forborne!’ 1824, 1839, 1847.
190 Feature, (of my thought aware); Mrs. Shelley 1847.
188-190 The punctuation is A.C. Bradley’s.
202 nutriment Boscombe manuscript; sentiment 1824, 1839.
205 Stain]Stained 1824, 1839.
235 Said my 1824, 1839; Said then my cj. Forman.
238 names which the 1839: name the 1824.
252 how]now cj. Forman.
260 him 1839; omitted 1824.
265 singled for cj. Forman.
280 See Editor’s Note.
281, 282 Even…then Boscombe manuscript; omitted 1824, 1839.
296 camest Boscombe manuscript; comest 1824, 1839.
311 season Boscombe manuscript; year’s dawn 1824, 1839.
322 the Boscombe manuscript; her 1824, 1839.
334 woke cj. A.C. Bradley; wake 1824, 1839. Cf. 296, footnote.
361 Of…and Boscombe manuscript; Out of the deep cavern with 1824, 1839.
363 Glided Boscombe manuscript; She glided 1824, 1839.
377 in Boscombe manuscript; to 1824.
422 The favourite song, Stanco di pascolar le pecorelle,
is a Brescian national air.–[MRS. SHELLEY’S NOTE.]
464 early]aery cj. Forman.
475 awe Boscombe manuscript; care 1824.
486 isle Boscombe manuscript; vale 1824.
497 sate like vultures Boscombe manuscript; rode like demons 1824.
515 those]eyes cj. Rossetti.
534 Wrought Boscombe manuscript; Wrapt 1824.