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The Merry Wives of Windsor

Volume 1 / Act 2 — Act II: Scene 2

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Scene ii.] Scene vii. Pope.

3. open] open. —I will retort the sum in equipage. Theobald (from Q1 Q2). open. — ... equipoize Jackson conj.

6. coach-fellow] couch-fellow Theobald.

12. Didst not thou] F1 Q3 F2. Didst thou not F3 F4.

17. throng] (Q1 Q2) Ff Q3. thong Pope.

20. terms] termes F1 Q3. terme F2. term F3 F4.

honour] hononor F1.

I, I, I] I Pope. I, ay, I Grant White.

21. God] (Q1 Q2). heaven Ff Q3.

23. yet you, rogue,] Pope. yet, you rogue, Ff Q3. yet you, you rogue, Collier MS.

24. rags] rages Becket conj. brags Singer (Anon., N. & Q., conj.).

25. bold-beating] bull-baiting Hanmer. bold-bearing Warburton. bold cheating Heath conj. blunderbust Halliwell MS.

27. relent] Ff Q3. recant (Q1 Q3).

would thou] would’st thou Pope. would you Anon. conj.

30. Scene viii. Pope.

43. on: Mistress] one Mistress Grant White (Douce conj.).

48. God] (Q1 Q2). Heaven Ff Q3.

63. in] om. Hanmer.

66. this] of a Collier MS.

104. loves] love Rowe.

110. she is one] truly she is one Rowe.

116. need] heede Q3.

123. punk] pink Warburton.

124. your fights] yond’ frigat Hanmer (Warburton conj.).

125. them all] all Q3.

[Exit] Rowe.

131. Scene ix. Pope.

131, 136. Brook, Brooks] Pope (from Q1 Q2). Broome, Broomes Ff Q3, and passim. See note (VI).

137. that o’erflow] Capell. that oreflows Ff. that that ore’ flowes Q3. that o’erflow with Pope.

139. Bless] F4. ’Bless F1 Q3 F2 F3. God save (Q1 Q2).

156. all, or half] half, or all Collier MS.

167. imperfection] imperfections Pope.

178. fee’d] free’d Q3.

180. bought] brought Q3.

185. jewel that] F4. jewel, that F1 Q3 F2 F3. jewel; that Theobald.

that] om. Rowe.

215. vehemency] vehemence F4.

219. soul] suit Collier MS.

225. other her] other Pope.

too, too] too-too Ff Q3. too Rowe.

231. I say you shall] Master Brooke, I say you shall (Q1 Q2) Theobald.

242. cuckoldly] cuckoldy Rowe.

246. cuckoldly rogue’s] F1 Q3. cuckold-rogue’s F2 F3 F4.

257. Scene x. Pope.

261. false] fair Q3.

263. this wrong] the wrong Pope.

267. Wittol!—Cuckold] Wittoll, Cuckold Ff Q3. wittol-cuckold Malone.

276. God] (Q1 Q2). Heaven Ff Q3.

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