The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Devil’s Walk, A Ballad

The Devil’s Walk, A Ballad Text collated with 1871 (Fortnightly Review), 1876, 1892W, 1904, 1927/I, 1972, 1989. In 1876, 1892W, 1904, and 1927/I, the stanzas are numbered with roman numerals. Title. THE DEVIL’S WALK ] The Devil’s Walk | . . . | II 1972 A BALLAD. ] omitted 1972 1 ONCE, ] Once 1871 2 Beelzebub ] Beëlzebuth 1871 arose, ] arose; 1871 6 claw, ] claw; 1871 7 Bras Chapeau, ] a bras chapeau; 1871 a Bras Chapeau, 1876 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 8 Beau, ] beau 1871 Beau 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 9 Bond-street ] Bond Street 1871 1989 11 ray, ] ray. 1871 ray; 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 12 favourite ] favorite 1892W chat, ] chat 1989 13 religion, ] religion 1871 15 court ] Court 1871 1904 1927/I 1972 16 in ] on 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 way, ] way; 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 17 Saint, ] saint, 1871 18 Tho’ ] Though 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 19 Devil ] devil 1871 agriculturist, ] agriculturist: 1871 20 And ] And, 1871 21 wist ] wist, 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 24 live stock ] live-stock 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1972 livestock 1989 403 view; ] view. 1871 view, 1927/I 1989 25 shewed ] showed omnia claws, ] claws; 1871 26 sight, ] sight 1871 1989 27 works ] work 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 28 small, ] small 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 30 lambkins! ] lambkins, 1972 all, ] all 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 31 dress ] dress, 1871 ball, ] ball; 1871 32 Devil ] devil 1871 33 Priest, ] priest, 1871 the Devil ] he 1871 prayer, ] prayer 1871 1892W 1904 1972 1989 35 Declared, ] Declared 1871 1892W 1904 1972 that ] that, 1871 1892W 1904 1972 tempter ] Tempter 1904 1972 36 abide; ] abide. 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1972 37 Ah! Ah! ] “Ah! ah!” 1871 Ah! ah! 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 that’s ] “that’s 1871 trick, ] trick; 1871 38 Devil, ] devil, 1871 O! ] O 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 favourite ] favorite 1892W evil, ] Evil, 1904 1972 39 ride. ] ride.” 1871 40 King, ] king, 1871 41 own, ] own. 1871 own; 1892W 1904 1972 42 imps ] Imps 1904 1972 wing, ] wing; 1871 43 twisted ] twirled 1989 44 Throne. ] throne. 1871 45 Ah, ] “Ah! 1871 Ah! 1904 1927/I 1972 ha! ] ha!” 1871 ah! 1904 1927/I 1972 the ] “the 1871 46 Cattle ] cattle 1871 others, ] others; 1871 1892W 1904 1972 49 bed; ] bed: 1871 404 Historical Collations for The Devil’s Walk 50 as fat ] fat 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 51 Fat ] “Fat 1871 fiends ] Fiends 1904 1972 52 Spain, ] Spain, 1871 53 ruin ] Ruin 1904 1972 way, ] way 1989 54 When ] Where 1871 1892W 1904 1972 55 Victor’s ] victor’s 1871 57 Fat as the ] “Fat as 1871 death birds ] death-birds 1871 1876 1892W 1927/I 1989 Death-birds 1904 1972 60 Patriot’s ] patriot’s 1871 his ] his 1871 63 Fat as ] “Fat as 1871 reptiles ] Reptiles 1904 1972 tomb, ] tomb 1871 67 Fat ] “Fat 1871 Prince’s ] prince’s 1871 brain, ] brain 1871 68 Which ] Which, 1871 1892W 1904 1972 70 humoured ] humored 1892W 71 For ] “For 1871 fat, his ] fat; his 1871 fat, his 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 73 paunch, ] paunch; 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 74 half moons, ] half-moons 1871 1904 1927/I 1972 moons, ] moons 1876 1892W 76 How ] “How 1871 78 twenty, ] twenty 1871 1989 79 pantaloon seams ] pantaloon-seam 1871 start. ] start.” 1871 80 Devil, ] devil 1871 Devil 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 nature,) ] Nature) 1871 nature), 1892W 1927/I Nature), 1904 1972 nature) 1989 82 change, ] change 1871 1876 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 feature, ] feature 1871 84 lawyer, ] lawyer 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 slay, ] slay 1871 85 table, ] table; 1871 86 marvellously, ] marvellously 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 Historical Collations for Pages 123–125 405 88 wanders, ] wanders 1871 1892W 1904 1972 1989 92 thro’ ] through 1892W 1904 1972 1989 94 well, ] well 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 gore, ] gore 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 95 livery, ] livery; 1871 96 well, ] well 1871 1892W 1904 1972 poor, ] poor 1871 1892W 1904 1972 1989 97 penury, ] penury. 1927/I 98 store, ] store 1871 1904 1972 1989 100 Bishops ] bishops 1871 tho’ ] though 1892W 1904 1972 1989 big, ] big; 1871 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 101 tho’ ] though 1892W 1904 1927/I 1972 1989 102 gown, ] gown 1871 wig...