Elle se trouve dans les 5 premières éditions

2. Elle contenait 187 vers. Ce nombre restera celui des cinq premières éditions. Plus tard le chiffre s’élèvera graduellement jusqu’à 4 069.

3. « Although there may seem to be some appearance of reason for the present contempt of it, yet that any man should seriously declare against that divine art is really amazing. It is. affronting the universal taste of mankind, and declaring against what has charmed the listening world from Moses down to Milton... That there are frequent and notorious abuses of poetry is true, let her exchange her low, venal, trifling subjects for such as are fair, useful and magnificent.... Nothing can have a better influence towards the revival of poetry than the choosing of great and serious subjects... Poets and readers of poetry should return to the study of Nature too long neglected.... See the best poets, both ancient and modern. Whence did they derive their inspiralion? They have been passionately fond of retirement and solitude : the wild romantic country was their delight.... »