P. 27, l. 16.  This verse-rendering of ‘Maecenas’ is by Wordsworth, not Camden—­the quotation from whom here ought to have been marked with an inverted comma (’) after relictos.

P. 27, l. 22.  Weever.  The title in full is as follows:  ’Ancient Fvnerall Monvments within the Vnited Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adiacent, with the dissolued Monasteries therein contained:  their Founders, and what eminent Persons have beene in the same interred.  As also the Death and Bvriall of Certaine of the Blood Royall, the Nobilitie and Gentrie of these Kingdomes entombed in forraine Nations.  A work reuiuing the dead memorie of the Royal Progenie, the Nobilitie, Gentrie, and Communaltie of these his Maiesties Dominions.  Intermixed and Illustrated with variety of Historicall observations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued Authors, infallible Records, Lieger Bookes, Charters, Rolls, old Manuscripts, and the Collections of iudicious Antiquaries.  Whereunto is prefixed a Discourse of Funerall Monuments.  Of the Foundation and Fall of Religious Houses.  Of Religious Orders.  Of the Ecclesiasticall estate of England.  And of other occurrences touched vpon by the way, in the whole passage of these intended labours.  Composed by the Studie and Trauels of John Weever.  Spe labor leuis.  London. 1631, folio.’  As with Camden, Wordsworth quotes Weever from memory (apparently) throughout.

P. 27, l. 23.  Query—­’or fore-feeling’?

P. 32, l. 6.  ‘Pause, Traveller.’  The ‘Siste viator’ was kept up long after such roadside interments were abandoned.  Crashaw’s Epitaph for Harris so begins; e.g. ‘Siste te paulum, viator,’ &c. (Works, vol. ii. p. 378, Fuller Worthies’ Library.)

P. 33.  John Edwards; verse-quotation.  Query—­the author of ‘Kathleen’ (1808), ‘Abradates and Panthea’ (1808), &c.?

P. 40.  At close; verse-quotation.  From Milton, Ep.  W. Sh.

P. 41.  Verse-heading.  From Gray’s ‘Elegy.’ En passant, be it noted that on 1st June 1875, at Sotheby’s, the original MS. of this Elegy was sold for upwards of 300 guineas to Sir William Fraser.

P. 45, l. 28.  Read ’mearely’=merrily, as ‘merrely’ onward.

P. 49. ll. 7-14.  On these lines, alleged to have been written by Montrose, see Dr. Hannah’s ‘Courtly Poets’ (1870), p. 207, and numerous references.  It may be noted that in line 2 Wordsworth changes ’too rigid’ into ‘so rigid;’ and l. 7, ‘trumpet’ into ‘trumpets.’

P. 49, ll. 30-2.  Verse-quotation.  Milton, ‘Paradise Lost,’ book vi. ll. 754-6.

P. 66 (bottom).  Epitaph on Mrs. Clark—­i.e. Mrs. Jane Clarke.  In l. 1, Gray wrote, not ‘the,’ but ‘this;’ which in the light of the criticism it is important to remember.

P. 73-75.  Long verse-quotation.  From the ‘Excursion,’ book vii. ll. 400-550.  Note the ‘Various Readings.’

III. Essays, Letters, and Notes elucidatory and confirmatory of the Poems.