Book IV

of the Dunciad, containing 44 pages, and 620 lines instead of 618. Lines 39-40 in the first edition,

/p "Oft her gay Sister's life and spirit fled; But History and Satire held their head:" p/

are here expanded into four lines, 39-42:--

/p "But sober History restrain'd her rage, And promis'd Vengeance on a barb'rous Age: There sunk Thalia, nerve-less, faint, and dead, Had not her Sister Satire held her head:" p/

Collation: Half-title, "The New Dunciad," A1 (verso blank). Title, A2 (verso blank). "To the Reader," A3. Argument, A4.