Act 5 — 000 Scene II. The same. (continued 2)
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261: bullets] om. Capell.
263: pure] pure pure Capell.
264: Farewell] Adieu Capell.
265: Exeunt...] Exeunt. F1, after line 264. om. Q1.
269: wit, kingly-poor] wit, kingly poor Qq Ff. wit, kill’d by pure Collier MS. wit, stung by poor Singer. wit, poor-liking Staunton conj.
273: O] F2 F3 F4. om. Qq F1 I (for Ay) Edd. conj.
275: suit] sooth or truth Grey conj.
289: digest] Qq F1 F4. disgest F2 F3.
295: their] the Warburton.
296, 297: Dismask’d...blown] Or angel-veiling clouds: are roses blown, Dismaskt,...shewn Theobald (Warburton conj.). Or angels veil’d in clouds;...shewn Warburton.
297: Are...blown] Are angels, (val’d the clouds)...blown Becket conj. Are angels veil’d in clouds of roses blown Peck conj.
vailing] Ff Q2. varling Q1.
307: tent] tents Capell conj.
309: roes run o’er] roes runs ore Q1. roes runnes ore F1 Q2 F2. roes runs ore the F3. roes run o’er the F4. roes run over Steevens.
Scene vii. Pope. Act v. Theobald.
Re-enter...] Enter the King and the rest. Qq Ff.
312: thither], Q1. om. Ff Q2. See note (xxv).
315: pecks] Q1. pickes Ff Q2.
pigeons] pigeon Rowe.
316: God] Q1. Jove Ff Q2.
323: A’] A Q1. He Ff Q2.
324: his hand away] Q1. away his hand Ff Q2.
328: meanly] manly Rowe (ed. 2). mainly Pope.
331: flower that] fleerer Theobald conj. (withdrawn).
332: whale’s] whales Qq F1. whale his F2 F3 F4.
333: not] om. F4.
334: due] Q1. dutie F1. duty Q2. F2 F3 F4.
337: it] he Collier MS.
337–342: See...leave] Put in the margin by Pope.
338: madman] man Theobald.
341: Construe...speeches] Consture...spaches Q1.
343: Scene viii. Pope.
came] come Pope.
346: delights] delight Rowe.
348: must break] makes break Hanmer. made break Warburton conj.
350: men’s] F3 F4. mens Q1. men F1 Q2 F2.
352: unsullied] F2 F3 F4. unsallied Qq F1.
356: oaths] oath Q2.
365: the days] these days Collier MS.
368: Russian] Q1 F2 F3 F4. Russia F1 Q2.
373: Fair] F2 F3 F4. om. Qq F1.
374: wit makes] F2 F3 F4. wits makes Qq F1. wits make Anon. conj.
379: for] but Capell conj.
385: was it] what it F1.
390: Dum.] Duman. Q1. Du. F1 Q2. Duk. F2 F3 F4.
392: swound] F2 F3 F4. sound Qq F1. swoon Pope.
396: I: lady,] I, lady Qq F1 F2. I, lady, F3 F4. I, lady: Capell.
404: vizard] Qq F1 F2. vizards F3 F4.
405: rhyme] rime Qq Ff. time Rowe.
407: affectation] Rowe. affection Qq Ff.
415: sans] sance Q1 (ital.).
421: it] om. Q2.
433: not you] Q1. you not Ff Q2.
439: mine] my F4.
446: thereto] Qq F1. there F2 F3 F4.
454: the] to th’ F3 F4.
463: slight zany] sleight saine Q1.
465: smiles his] smiles, his Q1. smites his Jackson conj.
years] jeers Theobald. fleers Hanmer. tears Jackson conj.
472: Much...and] Boyet. Much...Biron. And Johnson conj.
it is] F2 F3 F4. tis Qq F1.
[To Boyet.] Rowe.
474: not you] you not Q2.
squier] Qq F1 F2 F3. square F4. squire Capell.
478: allow’d] F3 F4. aloude Q1. alowd F1 Q2. allowd F2.
481: merrily] merely Q1.
482: Hath this brave manage] Theobald. hath this brave nuage Q1. hath this brave manager Ff Q2. Brave manager, hath this Pope.
484: part’st] prat’st F3 F4. partest Pope.
487: vara] very Rowe (ed. 2).
488: pursents] presents Rowe (ed. 2).
490: beg] bag Becket conj.
491: hope, sir] hope F3 F4.
501: they] thy Q1.
parfect] Q1. perfect Ff Q2. persent Collier. pursent Grant White (S. Walker conj.).
in] e’en Malone.
504: Pompion] Rowe (ed. 2). Pompey Qq Ff.
510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
511: king’s] king F3 F4.
514: least] Ff Q2. best Q1.
515, 516: contents Dies...presents] Qq Ff. content Dies...presents Rowe (ed. 1). content Dies in the zeal of that it doth present Hanmer. contents Die in the zeal of him which them presents Johnson conj. contents Die in the zeal of them which it presents Steevens. discontent Dies in the zeal of them which it present Staunton. content Lies in the zeal of those which it present Mason conj. contents Die in the zeal of them which it presents Malone. contents Lie in the fail of that which it presents Singer. contents Dyes with the zeal of that which it presents Keightley conj.
517: Their] There Capell. The Knight.
521: [Converses...] Capell.
524: He] Ff Q2. A Q1.
God’s] Ff Q2. God his Q1.
525: That is] Q1. That’s Ff Q2.
528: de la guerra] Theobald. delaguar Qq Ff. della guerra Hanmer. See note (xxvi).
529: couplement] complement Q2.
534, 535: Printed as prose in Qq Ff, as verse in Rowe (ed. 2).
540: Abate] Qq F1. A bare F2 F3 F4. A fair Heath conj. Abate a Malone. A bait Jackson conj.
novum] novem Hanmer.
541: pick] Q1. prick Ff Q2.
in his] Q1. in’s Ff Q2.
[Seats brought forth.] Capell.
542: Flourish. Enter, arm’d and accouter’d, his Scutcheon born before him, Costard for Pompey. Capell.
543: [Costard prostrates himself. Staunton conj.
Boyet] F2 F3 F4. Bero. Q1. Ber. F1 Q2.
551: [Does his obeisance to the Princess. Capell.
553: Prin.] F2 F3 F4. Lady. Q1. La. F1 Q2.
562: this,] his Q1. this Ff Q2.
563: Alexander] Alisander Capell.
573: afeard] Q1. afraid Ff Q2.
574: [Nath. retires.] Capell.
576: faith] Q1. insooth Ff Q2.
578. ’tis,] Johnson. ’tis Q1 Ff. it’s Q2.
579: [Exit Curat. Q1. Exit Cu. F1 Q2. Exit Clo. F2 F3 F4 (after line 580).
580: Prin.] Quee. Q1. Qu. F1 Q2. Clo. F2 F3 F4.
581: Hercules is] Hercules’ S. Walker conj.
582: canis] Rowe. canus Qq Ff.
587: [Moth retires.] Exit Boy. Qq Ff. [Moth does his obeisance and retires. Capell.
593: proved] F2. proud Q1. prou’d F1 Q2.
600: out of] Q1 Ff. of Q2.
607: falchion] fauchion Q1. faulchion Ff Q2.
617: as he is an ass,] Q2 F3 F4. as he is, an ass, Q1 F1 F2.
623: hath he] he hath Pope.
626: by] to Hanmer.
628: Troyan] Qq Ff. Trojan Rowe, and line 664.
631: Hector’s] Q1. Hector Ff Q2.
633: in] with F3 F4.
638: A gilt nutmeg] Ff Q2. A gift nutmeg Q1 Gift! a nutmeg Capell.
642: Peace!] om. Ff Q2.
645: fight; yea] Qq Ff. fight ye, Rowe (ed. 2).
647: mint] pink Capell conj.
653, 654: when he breathed...man] Q1 om. Ff Q2.
655: [Biron steps to Costard and whispers him. Capell.
661: The party is gone] Printed in italics as a stage direction by Qq Ff.
677: on! stir] Rowe. or stir Qq Ff.
683: bepray] Q1. pray Ff Q2.
687: [stripping. Capell.
688: [coming up to Arm. and whispering him. Capell.
699: Boyet.] Moth. (to the lords aside). Capell.
701: a’ wears] a wears Q1. he wears Ff Q2.
702: Marcade.] Qq Ff. Macard. Rowe. Mercade. Capell.
704: Marcade] good Mercade Capell, reading 703, 704 as a verse.
705: interrupt’st] interrupptest Q1. interruptest Ff Q2.
705–707: Printed as prose in Qq Ff.
706, 707: bring Is heavy in] bring; ’Tis heavy on Capell.
712: day] days Warburton’s note.
wrong] right Warburton.
718: entreat,] entreat: Q1. entreats: Ff. intreats: Q2.
725: not] but Collier MS.
a nimble] Theobald, a humble Qq F1. an humble F2 F3 F4.
726: too short] Q1. so short Ff Q2.
728: parts....forms] parts....form Rowe (ed. 1). past...forms Theobald. haste....forms Singer. dart....forms Staunton conj. parting time expressly forms Collier MS.
731: process] process of time F3 F4.
734: it would] would it Johnson conj.
738: wholesome-profitable] holdsome profitable Q1.
740: are double] Qq Ff. are deaf Capell. are dull Collier MS. hear dully Staunton conj.
740–742: Prin. I...double. Biron. Honest...And by...] Prin. I...grief. King. And by... Johnson conj.
741: ear] care Q1. ears F1. eares Q2 F2. cares F3 F4.
748: strains] strangeness Collier MS.
751: strange] Capell. straying Qq Ff. stray Coleridge conj.
756: Have] ’T hath Capell.
misbecomed] misbecombd Q1. misbecom’d Ff. misbecomm’d Q2.
762: make] make them Pope.
763: a sin] so base Collier MS.
766: the] om. Q1.
770: this in our] Hanmer. this our Q1. these are our Ff Q2. these are your Tyrwhitt conj. this (save our...) Warburton.
771: been] seen Tyrwhitt conj.
786: the] Q1. their Ff Q2.
793: me by] by F3 F4.
795: instant] Ff Q2. instance Q1.
800: intitled] F1 F2 F3 Q2. intiled Q1. intituled F4.
802: flatter] fetter Hanmer (Warburton).
804: Hence ever] Ff. Hence herrite Q1.
805–810: Included in brackets by Theobald at the suggestion of Thirlby and Warburton, and omitted by Hanmer. See note (xviii).
806: rack’d] rank Rowe. reck’d Becket conj.
807: faults] fault F2 F3 F4.
812: A wife?...] Dyce. Kath. A wife? a beard, faire health, and... Qq Ff. Kath. A wife, a beard (fair youth) and... Theobald. Kath. No wife: a beard, fair health, and... Hanmer.
828: thy] Q1. my Ff. Q2.
829: have] had Collier MS.
833: estates] estetes Q1.
execute] exercise Collier MS.
835: fruitful] fructful Q1.
852: dear] dere Johnson conj. drear Jackson conj. dire Collier MS.
853: then] them Collier MS.
860: [To the King] Breaking Converse with the King and curtsying. Capell.
868: not] om. Q2.
872: years] yeare Q1. year Capell.
877: Re-enter...] Enter all. Qq Ff.
882, 883: Theobald. In Ff Qq the order is 883, 882.
883: cuckoo-buds] cowslip-buds Farmer conj. crocus-buds Whalley conj.
884: with delight] much-bedight Warburton.
903: foul] full Q1.
905, 906: Tu-whit; Tu-who] Qq Ff. Tu-who; Tu-whit, tu-who Capell.
917: Arm.] Brag. Ff Q2. om. Q1.
917, 918: The words...Apollo] In Q1 printed in larger type.
918: You that way,—we this way.] om. Q1.