Volume 1 / Act 4 — Act IV: Scene 1
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3. a third] a thread Theobald. the thread Williams conj.
4. who] whom Pope.
7. test] F1. rest F2 F3 F4.
9. off] F2 F3 F4. of F1.
11. do] om. Pope.
13. gift] Rowe. guest Ff.
14. but] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
25. ’tis] is Capell.
30. Phœbus’] Phœbus F1. Phœdus F2 F3. Phœduus F4.
34. Scene ii. Pope.
41. vanity] rarity S. Walker conj.
48. no?] no. Rowe.
53. abstemious] abstenious F1.
60. Scene iii. A Masque. Pope.
thy] F1. the F2 F3 F4.
64. pioned] pionied Warburton. peonied Steevens.
twilled] tulip’d Rowe. tilled Capell (Holt conj.). lilied Steevens.
66. broom-groves] brown groves Hanmer.
68. pole-clipt] pale-clipt Hanmer.
72. After this line Ff. have the stage direction, ‘Juno descends.’
74. her] Rowe. here Ff.
83. short-grass’d] F3 F4. short gras’d F1 F2. short-grass Pope.
96. bed-right] bed-rite Singer.
101. High’st] High Pope.
102. Enter Juno] om. Ff.
110. Cer.] Theobald. om. Ff.
foison] F1 and foison F2 F3 F4.
114. Spring] Rain Collier MS.
119. charmingly] charming lay Hanmer. charming lays Warburton. Harmoniously charming Steevens conj.
121. from their] F1. from all their F2 F3 F4.
123. wife] F1 (var.). Rowe. wise F1 (var.) F2 F3 F4.
124. Makes] make Pope.
sweet, now, silence] now, silence, sweet Hanmer.
124. In Ff. the stage direction [Juno, &c. follows line 127. Capell made the change.
128. windring] winding Rowe. wand’ring Steevens.
129. sedged] sedge Collier MS.
136. holiday] holly day F1 F2 F3. holy-day F4.
139. Scene iv. Pope.
143. This is] This’ (for This ’s) S. Walker conj.
strange] most strange Hanmer.
145. Ff put a comma after anger. Warburton omitted it.
146. do] om. Pope. See note (XVI).
151. this] F1. their F2 F3 F4. th’ air visions Warburton.
156. rack] F3 F4. racke F1 F2. track Hanmer. wreck Dyce (Malone conj.).
163. your] F1 F2 F3. you F4.
164. I thank thee, Ariel: come.] I thank you:—Ariel, come. Theobald.
169. Lest] F4. Least F1 F2 F3.
170. Say again] Well, say again Capell.
180. furzes] Rowe. firzes Ff.
181. shins] skins Warburton conj. (note, V. 1. p. 87).
182. filthy-mantled] filthy mantled Ff. filth-ymantled Steevens conj.
184. feet] fear Spedding conj.
190. all, all] are all Malone conj.
193. them on Rowe. on them Ff. Prospero ... invisible. Theobald, Capell. om. Ff.
194. Scene v. Pope.
230. Let’s alone] Let’s along Theobald. Let it alone Hanmer. Let ’t alone Collier. See note (XVII).
246. to apes] om. to Pope.
255. Stage direction added by Theobald.
256. they] F1 F3 F4. thou F2.
261. Lie] Rowe. lies Ff.