ABSTRACT
Brother and Sister The copy-text has been compared with the MS and the 1874 ]ubal edition, which are referred to respectively in the notes below as MS and 1874 ]ubal. Sa upon the] efili:tt' tie:tr {upon thet} MS Sb chime,] chimeMS Sc ran,] ranMS Sd larger] ~t'mnger {largert} MS Se birds,] birds MS Sf blind,] blindMS Sg breath] breath;MS, 1874]ubal Sh brow,] brow MS Si toward] tow'rdMS 6a more,] moreMS 6b boy.] Boy.MS 6c The ... m e]~~{~~t} Th e [ ... ]
me [left margin] MS 6d wild-rose branches]~~{~ wild-rose
clarity] MS 6g mound,] moundMS 6h earth -nuts] ~ ~ {earth -nuts t} MS 6i Moat] moat MS
6j 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e
7f 7g
7h
7i 7j Sa
Sb Sc Sd Se 9a 9b 9c
9d
9e
flew,] flew MS spots:] spots MS rivulet,] rivuletMS Deep hid] Hiddeti {Deep hidt} MS cheek,] cheekMS When ... gazing] Viheft tlf'ffil'fted f:t:ees ofpiflk Ly ~ {~~t} When[ ... ] gazing [left margin]MS unseen,] unseen MS Blotting ... day.] Blotting with {hert} dark smile ~ the{my ~n sunny day. Whose ... manhood] Tfiose sfiapittg impulses tftM xxxxx ofte {Whose [ ... ] manhood!} ['Whose shaping impulses make' repeated in left margin] MS ear,] earMS as]~ asMS sown as thick] thiek asleS"tes, Ol' {sown as thickt} MS Number] numberMS thought;] thoughtMS wrought,] wroughtMS text;] textMS barge,] bargeMS a]~ ['some'?] {at} MS a dream . . . tide] afloat on some aerial tide {a dream [ ... ] tide t} MS unknown] MS reads 'July ll' [bottom right corner of page] Upon the imperilled line, suspended high,] Bpofi the i-ffi.pefilled lifte , ftOW { 'ttf' i}lifted fiigfi, {Bpofi {8nt}the imperilled line, suspended high,} [left margin]MS Now] Was {Nowt}MS
9g 9h 9i 9j
lOa lOb lOc lOd lOe lOf
lOg
lOi
hugs] songs [corrected on erratum slip] 1874 ]ubal my] my {my t} [correction for sake of clarity] MS befell.] befel. MS "The little lass ... wed.] xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx I xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx {xxxxx my brother frowned!} {"The little lass [ ... ] wedJ [below crossed -out couplet]} MS; July ll [bottom right corner of page] MS on high] too far {hight} MS stepping-stones,] stepping stones, MS inward ... reigns,] royal {inward!} [ ... ] reignsMS discerned,] discerned MS Self] selfMS His . . . be] xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx {His [ ... ] be [left margin]}MS His ... me] His love to others must the sweeter be {For gentle ways he xxxxx [with xxxxxt} in loving md} [and]{ all the love he learned in loving me [and] those [ ... ] met} [left margin] MS Cut ... drop,] VfeH Mined: to nt~ the ~ottien pip pift d:top, {Cut [ ... ] drop [left margin]} MS That ... top.] That in looped: orbits launc:h:ed: the humm:in~ top. {That [ ... ] humming-top. [left margin]}MS aery-picturing] aery, MS harder, truer] more ob:5er ":tttt { harder, truer t} MS That seeks ... defme.] That w i1'h :5triet d:eed: ptu :5tle:'5 a thotlgfti tueked: line / A-nd: a:5k::'5 What i:'5, V!hM ""ill be to d:efine { That seeks [ ... ] line I And by 'What is,' 'What will be' to define-!-} [quotation marks and underlining in violet ink (not used until 1872), underlining then cancelled in violet ink] MS clime,] clime 1874 ]ubal
11e But were ... sister there.] xxxxx Miother ehildhood vv o ttlei xxxxx / xxxxx be borrt xxxxx sister xxx:xx there {But were [ ... ] sister there-!}/ July 31, 1869 [bottom right corner of page] MS; But were [ ... ] sister there ./1869. [right] 1874]ubal; 1869. But were [ ... ] sister there. / [left] 1878 ]ubal
Stradivarius
The copy-text has been compared with the MS and the 18 7 4 J ubal edition, which are referred to respectively in the notes below as MS and 1874 ]ubal. 15a fme] wonderousMS 15b him] heMS 15c instrument] instrument,MS 15d nice] fineMS 15 e strain] fugue MS 15f accurate] accurate, MS 16a "Why was ... violins?"] 'Why was [ ... ] violins?'
