| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① POET | article | 49 | vol. 8, p. 6256 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② POET | article | 85 | vol. 15, p. 170 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ③ POET | article | 85 | vol. 16, p. 753 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ④ POET | article | 85 | vol. 16, p. 753 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ⑤ POET | article | 86 | vol. 16, p. 753 | |