Volume 1 / Act 4 — Act IV: Scene 4
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Scene iv.] Scene vi. Pope. Dyce makes no new scene here. Seenote (VIII).
The same.] The same. Silvia’s Anti-chamber. Capell.
6. I was sent] I went Theobald.
11. to be a dog indeed] to be a dog, to be a dog indeed Johnson conj.
20. the third] a third Hanmer.
23. you mean] do you mean Collier MS.
26. makes me no more] makes no more Rowe.
28. his servant] their servant Pope.
33. Silvia] Julia Warburton.
39. I’ll do] Ile do F1. Ile do sir F2 F3 F4. I will do Malone.
45. was] is Capell conj.
48. did she] F1 F2. she did F3 F4.
50. this] this cur Collier MS.
51. the other squirrel] the other, Squirrel Hanmer.
51-54. Printed as four verses ending me ... marketplace ... dog ... greater Ff. Pope made the change.
52. hangman boys] Singer. Hangmans boyes F1. hangmans boy F2 F3 F4. a hangman boy Collier MS.
57. [Exit Launce] om. F1. [Exit. F2 after line 58.
58. still an end] ev’ry day Pope.
66. know thou] F2 F3 F4. know thee F1.
entertain thee] F1 F3 F4. entertaine hee F2.
70. to leave] F2 F3 F4. not leave F1. nor love Johnson conj.
74. Wherefore] Why Hanmer.
75. that] if Hanmer.
81. give her] give to her Collier MS.
and therewithal] and give therewithal Theobald. and give her therewithal Capell.
85. [Exit] F2.
95. am I] F1 F2. I am F3 F4.
103. Enter Silvia attended] Malone. Enter Silvia. Rowe.
104. Gentlewoman] Ff. Lady Pope.
110. From my master,] My master; from Capell.
111. Capell adds does he not?
115. forget] F1 F2. forgot F3 F4.
117. please you peruse] may ’t please you to peruse Pope. wilt please you to peruse Capell. so please you to peruse Collier MS.
127. easily] F1. easie F2 F3 F4.
138. Dost thou] Dost Capell conj.
151. pinch’d] pitch’d Warburton. pincte Becket conj. pinc’d Id. conj.
158. judgements] judgment Capell.
161. agood] F2 F3 F4. a good F1. a-good Theobald.
168. felt] feel Seward conj.
169. beholding] beholden Pope.
172. my purse] F1. a purse F2 F3 F4.
174. Farewell] om. Pope.
[Exit ... attendants] Dyce, after 175. [Exit. F2. om. F1. [Exit S. Singer, after 175.
178. my mistress’] his mistress’ Hanmer.
185. auburn] Rowe. Aburne Ff.
188. grey as glass] F1. grey as grass F2 F3 F4. green as grass Collier MS.
189. mine’s as high] mine is high Pope.
197. statue] sainted Hanmer. statued Warburton. statua Reed conj.
200. your] thy Hanmer.
201. [Exit.] F2. [Exeunt. F1.