Volume 1 / Act 1 — Act I: Scene 1
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Sc. I. On a ship at sea] Pope.
Enter ... Boatswain] Collier MS. adds ‘shaking off wet.’
3. Good,] Rowe. Good: Ff. Good. Collier.
7. till thou burst thy wind] till thou burst, wind Johnson conj. till thou burst thee, wind Steevens conj.
8. Capell adds stage direction [Exeunt Mariners aloft.
11. boatswain] Pope. boson Ff.
11-18. Verse. S. Walker conj.
15. cares] care Rowe. See note (I).
31. [Exeunt] Theobald. [Exit. Ff.
33. Bring her to try] F4. Bring her to Try F1 F2 F3. Bring her to. Try Story conj.
33-35. Text as in Capell. A plague—A cry within. Enter Sebastian, Anthonio, and Gonzalo. upon this howling. Ff.
34-37. Verse. S. Walker conj.
43. for] from Theobald.
46. two courses off to sea] two courses; off to sea Steevens (Holt conj.).
46. [Enter...] [Re-enter... Dyce.
47. [Exeunt. Theobald.
50. at] are at Rowe.
50-54. Printed as prose in Ff.
56. to glut] t’ englut Johnson conj.
57. See note (II).
59. Farewell, brother!] Brother, farewell! Theobald.
60. with the] Rowe. with’ F1 F2. with F3 F4.
61. [Exeunt A. and S.] [Exit. Ff.
63. furze] Rowe. firrs F1 F2 F3. firs F4.
long heath, brown furze] ling, heath, broom, furze Hanmer.
65. [Exeunt] [Exit F1, om. F2 F3 F4.