These additional lines appeared only in 1815 and 1820.]


[Variant 5:

1845.

... To sojourn a short while
Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
Had newly come--a cherished Visitant! 1815.

... To abide,
For an allotted interval of ease,
Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come
From the wild sea a cherished Visitant; 1827.

Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come 1840.

... had meanwhile come C. [a]]


[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.]


[Variant 7:

1827.

And much did it delight me to perceive 1815.]