And never was my heart more light. 1819.]
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Variant 16: 1836. ... will bless ... 1819.] [Variant 17: 1836. ... delight, ... 1819.] [Variant 18: 1836. Good proof of this the Country gain'd,One day, when ye were vex'd and strain'd--Entrusted to another's care,And forc'd unworthy stripes to bear. 1819.] [Variant 19: 1836. (Expanding four lines into six.) Here was it--on this rugged spotWhich now contented with our lotWe climb--that piteously abusedYe plung'd in anger and confused: 1819.] [Variant 20: 1836. ... in your ... 1819.] [Variant 21: 1836.
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