In a letter to Southey dated July 13, 1794, Coleridge writes:--'At Ross . . . we took up our quarters at the King's Arms, once the house of Kyrle, the Man of Ross. I gave the window-shutter the following effusion--"Richer than Misers" etc.' J. Hucks, in his _Tour_, 1795, p. 15, writes to the same effect. There are but slight variations in the text as printed in the _Cambridge Intelligencer_ and in Hucks' _Tour_. In 1796 lines 5-10 of the text, which were included in _A Monody on the Death of Chatterton_ (1796), are omitted, and the poem numbered only fourteen lines. In 1797 lines 5-10 were restored to the _Man of Ross_ and omitted from the _Monody_. The poem numbered twenty lines. In 1803 lines 5-10 were again omitted from the _Man of Ross_, but not included in the _Monody_. The poem numbered fourteen lines. The text of 1828, 1829 is almost identical with that of 1834. Four MS. versions are extant, (1) the Letter to Southey, July 13, 1794; (2) the Estlin Copy-book; (3) the Morrison MSS.; (4) the MS. 4{o} Copy-book. LINENOTES: Title] Written . . . Mr. Kyrle, 'the Man of Ross'. MS. E. [1] Misers o'er their Letter, 1794, J. H., MS. E, 1808. [4] the glistening tear Letter, 1794: a] the J. H., MS. E. Lines 5-10 are not in MS. 4{o}, 1796, 1803: in 1797 they follow l. 14 of the text. [5] to the poor man wealth, Morrison MSS. [7] heard] hears 1797, 1828, 1829. [8] mark'd] marks 1797, 1828. [9] And o'er the dowried maiden's glowing cheek, Letter, 1794, Morrison MSS.: virgin's snowy cheek, J. H., MS. E. [10] Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek. Letter, 1794, MS. E, Morrison MSS. Pour'd] Pours 1797, 1828, 1829. [11] If 'neath this roof thy wine cheer'd moments pass Letter, J. H., MS. E, MS. 4{o}, 1803. [14] ennobled] sparkling Letter, 1794. [15] me] mine 1803. IMITATED FROM THE WELSH[58:1] If while my passion I impart, You deem my words untrue, O place your hand upon my heart-- Feel how it throbs for _you_! Ah no! reject the thoughtless claim 5 In pity to your Lover! That thrilling touch would aid the flame It wishes to discover. ? 1794. FOOTNOTES: [58:1] First published in 1796: included in 1803, 1828, 1829, and 1834. LINENOTES: Title] Song MS. E: Effusion xxxi. Imitated &c., 1796. LINES[58:2] TO A BEAUTIFUL SPRING IN A VILLAGE