Dun. This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air[3863][3864] Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself[3864] Unto our gentle senses.[3865] Ban. This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve[3866] By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath[3867] 5 Smells wooingly here: no jutty, frieze,[3868][3869] Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird[3868][3870] Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle:[3868][3871] Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed[3868][3871][3872] The air is delicate.[3868]

Enter Lady Macbeth.

Dun. See, see, our honour'd hostess![3868][3873]10 The love that follows us sometime is our trouble,[3874] Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you[3875] How you shall bid God'ild us for your pains,[3875][3876] And thank us for your trouble. Lady M. All our service In every point twice done, and then done double, 15 Were poor and single business to contend Against those honours deep and broad wherewith[3877] Your majesty loads our house: for those of old,[3877] And the late dignities heap'd up to them,[3877] We rest your hermits.[3877] Dun. Where's the thane of Cawdor?[3877][3878]20 We coursed him at the heels, and had a purpose To be his purveyor: but he rides well, And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him[3879] To his home before us. Fair and noble hostess,[3880] We are your guest to-night. Lady M. Your servants ever 25 Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs, in compt,[3881] To make their audit at your highness' pleasure, Still to return your own. Dun. Give me your hand; Conduct me to mine host: we love him highly,[3882] And shall continue our graces towards him. 30 By your leave, hostess. [Exeunt.[3883]

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Scene VI.] Scene VIII. Pope. Scene IV. Rowe (ed. 1). Before....] The Castle Gate. Rowe. Before Macbeth's Castle Gate. Theobald.Note 2 · Hautboys and torches.] Hoboyes, and Torches. Ff (Hoboys, F4). Hautboys. Servants of Macbeth with Torches. Capell. Enter Duncan....] Enter Ki Note 3 · seat] site Johnson conj.Note 4 · the air ... itself] As in Rowe. One line in Ff.Note 5 · Unto ... senses] Gentle unto our sense Becket conj. gentle senses] general sense Warburton. gentle sense Capell (Johnson conj.).Note 6 · martlet] Rowe. Barlet Ff.Note 7 · loved mansionry] love-mansionry Staunton conj. mansionry] Theobald. mansonry Ff. masonry Pope (ed. 2). the] om. Pope.Note 8 · Smells ... delicate] Steevens (1793) ends the lines buttress, ... made ... they ... air ... delicate.Note 9 · wooingly] sweet and wooingly Hanmer. wooingly here: no] wooingly. Here is no Johnson conj. (withdrawn). jutty, frieze] Steevens (1793). jutt Note 10 · bird] bird on't Keightley.Note 11 · cradle: ... haunt,] Rowe. cradle, ... haunt: Ff.Note 12 · most] Rowe. must Ff. much Collier (Collier MS.).Note 13 · Enter Lady Macbeth.] Enter Lady. Ff (and passim). See, see,] See! Hanmer.Note 14 · sometime is] sometime's Pope (ed. 1). sometimes Pope (ed. 2). sometimes is Theobald.Note 15 · you How you] you:—How?—You Jackson conj.Note 16 · shall] should Rowe (ed. 2). God'ild] God-eyld Ff. Godild Hanmer. God-yeld Warburton. god-yield Johnson. God shield Johnson conj.Note 17 · Against ... hermits] As in Pope. In Ff the first three lines end broad, ... house: ... dignities.Note 18 · hermits] F3 F4. Ermites F1. Hermites F2.Note 19 · as] at F2.Note 20 · To his] To's Pope.Note 21 · theirs, in compt,] theirs, in compt Pope. theirs in compt, Ff.Note 22 · host: we] host, we F3 F4. host we F1 F2.Note 23 · [kisses her. Nicholson conj.