English poem
Variants On The Text
[Variant 1:
1815.
... I have been, 1798.]
[Variant 2:
1836.
Then with his coat he made essay 1798.]
[Variant 3:
1832.
... a ewe ... 1798.]
[Variant 4:
1836.
As sweet ... 1798.]
[Variant 5:
1836.
Upon the mountain did they feed; 1798.]
[Variant 6:
1800.
Ten ... 1798.]
[Variant 7:
1836.
... upon the mountain ... 1798.]
[Variant 8:
1827.
They dwindled one by one away; For me it was a woeful day. 1798.]
[Variant 9:
1836.
Oft-times I thought to run away; For me it was a woeful day. 1798.
Bent oftentimes to flee from home, And hide my head where wild beasts roam. 1827.]
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