Note 100 — SCENE IV.
Reading edition
The juice of ebony (variously written "hebon" or "hebenon") was thought to be a strong poison. Cf. Hamlet, i. 5:—
"Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial."
Reading edition
The juice of ebony (variously written "hebon" or "hebenon") was thought to be a strong poison. Cf. Hamlet, i. 5:—
"Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial."