Talk:Lapsus Calami (Aug 1891)/To B. H. H.

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Sbh
Information about this edition
Edition: Lapsus Calami, August 1891 (4th edition)
Source: Lapsus Calami (4th edition) at Google Books
Contributor(s): sbh
Level of progress: Text complete
Notes: See below
Proofreaders:

The original publication in The Trident is available at Google Books. There are a handful of notable differences.

In the first verse the ninth line reads:

  • To one quiet form amid the Babel

The second verse opens:

  • Come back: we miss thee. That slow smile

and the ninth line reads

  • Else tacking in our midst, and we

The fifth line of the last verse reads:

  • Come talk, live, marry, breed, write, sing:

And there is also a comma at the end of the ninth line of the fourth verse ("And trace the rings of fragrant smoke,"). sbh (talk) 08:06, 13 January 2016 (UTC)Reply