David Scott

1798 text

“O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy Man!
The Hermit cross’d his brow—
“ Say quick,” quoth he, “I bid thee say
“What manner man art thou?

1834 text

“O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!”
The Hermit crossed his brow.
“ Say quick”, quoth he, “I bid thee say—
What manner of man art thou?”