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This line was not in the first edition, but was added in the edition of 1828. 32, 252--*Behold! her bosom and half her side*, etc.
There exist at least three versions of this passage.
The text is that of the 1828 edition.
The edition of 1816 lacked ll.
255-61, having only these lines between 253 and 262: "And she is to sleep by Christabel. She took two paces, and a stride," etc. The third form is that of a MS.
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