.
The "stilly sound" of the low murmuring brook
1851 slitty sound 1870 distant sound
the frequent lights darted their paly lustre thro' the gloom
1811/51 palely lustre 1870 pale lustre
but other subjects engaged the mental attention of Alonzo.
1811ff but the other subject ...
Alonzo and Beauman pledged their honour to abide explicitly by these
injunctions
1851 ... abide implicitly by ...
1870 ... abide implicitly to ...
That time has now arrived
1851/70 That time has arrived
the deep and solemn silence of night
1870 the deep and sullen silence of night
bowed to the minutia of female volatility
1870 minutiae
[[Note that "minutiae" is the correct form. All earlier editions,
including the 1804 original, have the incorrect word "minutia".]]
finally appointed a day to give both him and Alonzo a determinate
answer
1811ff ... to give him and Alonzo a determinate answer
to make a journey into a different part of the country
1811ff to make a journey to a distant part ...
thither he hasted to gain shelter from the approaching storm.
1811ff thither he hastened ...
In a moment he discovered that it was Melissa.
1870 In a moment, however, he discovered that it was Melissa.
Alonzo felt all the force of the remark
1870 Alonzo felt the force ...
remaining beauties of Summer
1811ff remaining beauties of the summer
the battle at Lexington, followed soon after by the battle at
Bunker's Hill.
1870 of Lexington ... of Bunker Hill
1811ff Bunker Hill
Alonzo and she frequently discoursed upon the subject, and they agreed
1811ff Alonzo and she frequently discoursed, and they agreed
orchards, arbours, and cultured fields
1811ff ... cultivated fields
The inhabitants of this modern Avernum
1851/70 ... Auvernum [sic]
Such was the place chosen for the future residence of Alonzo and
Melissa.
1811ff Such was the place for the residence ...
"the confused noise of the warrior, and garments rolled in blood,"
1811ff ... of the warriors ...
this modern Vacluse [sic]
1851/70 this modern Vaucluse
the walks, the meads, the fountains
1811ff the walks, the mead, the fountains
Around the horizon electric clouds raised their brazen summits,
based in the black vapor of approaching night
1870 Around the horizon clouds raised their brazen summits, based
on the
and the adjacent towns and