Volume 1 / Act 2 — Act II: Scene 2
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Scene ii.] Scene vi. Pope.
Pope’s Scene VII is not identified. Scene VIII begins at line 161.
1. he will] he’ll Pope.
4. but as offended] offended but as Grant White.
5. sects] sorts S. Walker conj.
of this] o’ th’ Hanmer.
9. dost thou] om. Hanmer.
12. Go to] om. Hanmer.
14. honour’s] om. Pope.
17. fitter] fitting Pope.
22. Well] om. Pope.
25. for’t] for it Pope.
God save] ’Save Ff.
26. a little] yet a Pope.
28. Please] ’Please Ff.
Well] om. Pope.
30. And most] And more Rowe.
32. must not plead, but that] must plead, albeit Hanmer. must now plead, but yet Johnson conj.
40. To fine] to find Theobald.
faults] fault Dyce.
46. more tame a] a more tame Rowe.
53. might you] you might S. Walker conj.
55. him.] him? Ff.
56. You are] Yo art F2. Thou art Collier MS.
58. back] F2 F3 F4. om. F1.
Well,] and Hanmer.
Well, believe] Well believe Knight.
59. ’longs] Theobald, longs Ff. belongs Pope.
73. that were] that are Warburton.
76. top] God Collier MS.
80. condemn] condemns Rowe.
82. must die] dies Pope.
83. Printed as two lines in Ff, the first ending sudden.
85. shall we serve] serve we Pope.
92. the first] Ff. the first man Pope. he, the first Capell (Tyrwhitt conj.). the first one Collier MS. but the first Grant White. the first he Spedding conj.
the first that] he who first Davenant’s version.
did the edict] the edict did Keightley conj.
95. that shows what] which shews that Hanmer.
96. Either now] Or new Pope. Either new Dyce.
99. ere] Hanmer. here Ff. where Malone.
104. Be] Then be Pope.
107. it is] ’tis Pope.
108. it is] om. Hanmer.
111. ne’er] never F1.
113. Would] Incessantly would Hanmer.
114. Heaven] sweet Heaven Hanmer.
116. Split’st] splits F1.
117. but] F1. O but F2 F3 F4.
proud] weak, proud Malone conj.
120. glassy] grassy Lloyd conj.
126. We] You Collier MS.
cannot] can but Anon. conj.
ourself] yourself Theobald (Warburton).
127. saints] sins Anon. conj.
129. i’ the right] i’ th right F1 F2. i’ right F3 F4. right Pope. in the right Steevens.
132. avised] avis’d F1 F2. advis’d F3 F4. thou advis’d Hanmer.
more on’t] more on’t, yet more Hanmer.
140. your] you F2.
142. breeds] bleeds Pope.
149. shekels] Pope. sickles Ff. cycles Collier conj. circles Collier MS. See note (VII).
150. rates are] Johnson. rate are Ff. rate is Hanmer.
157. Amen] Amen! I say Hanmer. See note (VIII).
159. Where] Which your Johnson conj.
160. your lordship] you lordship F2. you Hanmer.
161. ’Save] God save Edd. conj.
161. Scene viii. Pope.
163. Ha!] om. Pope.
166. by] with Capell.
172. evils] offals Collier MS.
183. never] ne’er Pope.
186. Ever till now] F1. Even till now F2 F3 F4. Even till this very now Pope. Ever till this very now Theobald. Even from youth till now Collier MS.