Note 71 — W. CAREW HAZLITT.
Reading edition
[Old editions have, where opinion simplenesse have, &c. Simpleness, ignorance—i.e., who have deserved mercy, having offended from not knowing better.]
Reading edition
[Old editions have, where opinion simplenesse have, &c. Simpleness, ignorance—i.e., who have deserved mercy, having offended from not knowing better.]