[Variant 63:

1842.

With tears whose course no effort could confine,
By high-way side forgetful would I sit 1798.

By the road-side forgetful would I sit 1802.

In the open air forgetful ... 1836.]


[Variant 64:

1836.

... my ... 1798.]



[Variant 65:

1836.

I lived upon the mercy of the fields,
And oft of cruelty the sky accused;
On hazard, or what general bounty yields, 1798.

I led a wandering life among the fields;