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Rh 'Twas the Greeks' love of war i? Turn'd Love into a Boy, And Woman into a Statue of Stone — And away fled every Joy.

17-20 'Twas. . . Joy] Swinb. calls this 'the last (rejected) stanza,' but there is no trace of deletion in the MS. Book. 17 Greeks'] Greek Swinb. 18 Turn'd] That turned Swinb. Love] Cupid EY, WBY. 20 And] WBY omils. fled] flew EY, WBY.

I asked my Dear Friend Orator Prig : 'What's the first part of Oratory?' He said : 'A great wig.' 'And what is the second?' Then, dancing a jig d bowing profoundly, he said : ' A great wig.' ' And what is the third ? ' Then he snored like a pig, 5 And, puffing his cheeks out, replied ; ' A great wig.' So if a Great Painter with Questions you push 'What's the first part of painting?' he'll say: 'A Paint- Brush.' ' And what is the second ? ' with most modest blush, He'll smile like a cherub, and say : ' A paint-brush.' ' And what is the third ? ' he'll bow like a rush, With a leer in his Eye, he'll reply: 'A Paint-brush.' Perhaps this is all a Painter can want: 13 But, look yonder — that house is the house of Rem- brandt ! &c.

MS. Book, p. 60. DGR, WMR ('Epig.' i) with title in WMR of ' Orator Prig.' EY (' Coupl.' xxi). Following the ' &c.' which indicates that more of this piece was written elsewhere Blake has added the words 'to come in Barry : a Poem.' 1 my] of my DGR, WMR. 2 part of] thing in EY. 6 And. . . out] And thrust out his cheeks and MS. Book 1st ydg. del., EY. 7 So. . . push] So if tp a painter the question you push DGR, WMR, EY. 8 he'll] he'd EY. II he'll] He will EY. 12 he'll] and DGR, WMR, EY. 13 all a] all that a EY.