Note 374-21 — Scene II.—The Island: before the Cell of Prospero.
Reading edition
Over-topping means rising too high. Prospero means that his brother knew what persons to check when they tried to rise too high, to gain too much power.
Reading edition
Over-topping means rising too high. Prospero means that his brother knew what persons to check when they tried to rise too high, to gain too much power.