26.  And Hate is throned on high with Fear her mother, etc. (8 13 5.) So the editio princeps; Forman, Dowden, Woodberry, following the text of “Laon and Cythna”, 1818, read, Fear his mother.  Forman refers to 10 42 4, 5, where Fear figures as a female, and Hate as ‘her mate and foe.’  But consistency in such matters was not one of Shelley’s characteristics, and there seems to be no need for alteration here.  Mrs. Shelley (1839) and Rossetti follow the editio princeps.

27.  The ship fled fast till the stars ’gan to fail, And, round me gathered, etc. (8 26 5, 6.) The editio princeps has no comma after And (6).  Mrs. Shelley (1839) places a full stop at fail (5) and reads, All round me gathered, etc.

28.  Words which the lore of truth in hues of flame, etc. (9 12 6.) The editio princeps, followed by Rossetti and Woodberry, has hues of grace [cf. note (20) above]; Forman and Dowden read hues of flame.  For instances of a rhyme-word doing double service, see 9 34 6, 9 (thee...thee); 6 3 2, 4 (arms...arms); 10 5 1, 3 (came...came).

29.  Led them, thus erring, from their native land; (10 5 6.) Editions 1818, 1839 read home for land here.  All modern editors adopt Fleay’s cj., land [rhyming with band (8), sand (9)].

30. 11 11 7.  Rossetti and Dowden, following Mrs. Shelley (1839), print writhed here.

31.  When the broad sunrise, etc. (12 34 3.) When is Rossetti’s cj. (accepted by Dowden) for Where (1818, 1839), which Forman and Woodberry retain.  In 11 24 1, 12 15 2 and 12 28 7 there is Forman’s cj. for then (1818).

32. a golden mist did quiver Where its wild surges with the lake were blended,—­ (12 40 3, 4.) Where is Rossetti’s cj. (accepted by Forman and Dowden) for When (editions 1818, 1839; Woodberry).  See also list of punctual variations below.

33.  Our bark hung there, as on a line suspended, etc. (12 40 5.) Here on a line is Rossetti’s cj. (accepted by all editors) for one line (editions 1818, 1839).  See also list of punctual variations below.

34.  LIST OF PUNCTUAL VARIATIONS.  Obvious errors of the press excepted, our text reproduces the punctuation of Shelley’s edition (1818), save where the sense is likely to be perverted or obscured thereby.  The following list shows where the pointing of the text varies from that of the editio princeps (1818) which is in every instance recorded here.

DEDICATION, 7. long. (9).

CANTO 1. 9. scale (3), neck (7). 11.  What life what power (1). 22. boat, (8), lay (9). 23. embarked, (7), below A vast (8, 9). 26. world (1), chaos:  Lo! (2). 28. life:  (2), own. (9). 29. mirth, (6). 30. language (2), But, when (5). 31. foundations—­soon (2), war—­ thrones (6), multitude, (7). 32. flame, (4). 33. lightnings (3), truth, (5), brood, (5), hearts, (8). 34.  Fiend (6). 35. keep (8). 37. mountains—­ (8). 38. unfold, (1), woe:  (4), show, (5). 39. gladness, (6) 40 fire, (1), cover, (5), far (6). 42. kiss. (9). 43.  But (5). 44. men. (4), fame; (7). 45. loved (4). 47. sky, (5), away (6). 49. dream, (2), floods. (9). 50.  Universe. (4), language (6). 54. blind. (4). 57. mine—­He (8). 58. said—­ (5). 60. tongue, (9).