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S—— in Childhood, on the nursery floor, Was extreme Old and most extremely poor : He has grown old & rich & what he will : He is extreme old & extreme poor still.

MS. Book, p. 27. EY i. 213, WBY (' Coupl. and Frag.' 19), 1 S——] Stothard WBY. on] upon EY.4 & extreme] and is extreme WBY. Cp. ' Epigrams from Reynolds' Discourses' (v).

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To Nancy F——

How can I help thy Husband's copying Me? Should that make difference 'twixt me and thee?

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Of H 's birth this was the happy lot: His Mother on his Father him begot.

MS. Book, p. 27. Swinb. p. 38, WMR (' Coupl.' xxi. 4), EY i. 213, WBY (' Coupl.' 20).

1 H——'s] Hayley's Swinb., WMR, WBY. this] there EY. 2 Mother on his Father] mother or his father EY.