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     renowmed�А�See note �����察�p。 11。So the 8vo。 The 

4to ;renowned。; 

     statues�А�So the 4to。;The first edition reads 'statutes��' but�察�as the 

Scythians   worshipped   Pylades   and   Orestes   in   temples�察  �we   have   adopted 

the   reading   of   the   quarto   as   being   most   probably   the   correct   one。;   Ed。 

1826。 

     kings�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;king。; 

         Nor   thee   nor  them�А  �The   modern     editors  silently  print  ;Nor 

THEY nor THEIRS。; 

     will�А�So the 8vo。Omitted in the 4to。 

     pitch�А�Is generally equivalent tostature。 �─�I would have you tell 

me   what   PITCH   he   was   of�察  �Velim   mihi   dicas   qua   STATURA   fuerit。; 

Coles's    DICT。��    But   here  it  means    the  highest   part  of  the  body��the 

shoulders ��see the 10th sign。 of   PITCH in Halliwell's DICT。 OF ARCH。 

AND PROV。 WORDS����the ;pearl; being�察�of course�察�his head。 

     and�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;with。; 

     His arms and fingers long and sinewy�А�So the 8vo�察�except that�察�

by a misprint�察�it has ;snowy; for ;sinewy。;The 4to gives the line thus�察�

       ;His armes long�察�HIS fingers SNOWY´WHITE。;�。 �

     ��and so the line used to stand in Lamb's SPEC。 OF DRAM。 POETS�察�



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till   I   made   the   necessary   alteration   in   Mr。   Moxon's   recent   ed。   of   that 

selection。�� 

      subdu'd�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;subdue。; 

          Nature    doth   strive  with    Fortune�察  �&c。�А   �Qy   did   Shakespeare 

recollect this passage when he wrote�察�

       ;Nature and Fortune join'd to make thee great;�拭�KING JOHN�察�act iii。 

sc。 1。 

      port�А�i。e。 gate。 

      is�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;in。; 

        In   fair�察  �&c。�А  �Here   ;fair;   is   to   be   considered   as   a   dissyllable�此�

compare�察�in the Fourth Act of our author's JEW OF MALTA�察�

       ;I'll feast you�察�lodge you�察�give you FAIR words�察�And�察�after that�察─�&c。 

      of�А�i。e。 on。 

      worse�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;worst。; 

      the�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;that。; 

      his�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;the。; 

      be�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;are。; 

        Beside�А  �So   the   8vo。The   4to   ;Besides。;      champion�А  �i。e。 

champaign。 

      greedy after�А�Old eds。 ;after greedie。; 

      Sprung�А�Here�察�and in the next speech�察�both the old eds。 ;Sprong;�此�

but in p。 18�察�l。 3�察�first col。�察�the 4to has ;sprung;�察�and in the SEC。 PART of 

the play�察�act iv。 sc。 4�察�they both give ;SPRUNG from a tyrants loynes。; 

        

      teeth of�А�So the 8vo。Omitted in the 4to。 

      lance�А�Here both the old eds。 ;lanch;�此�but see note �����察�p。 11。 

      the�А�So the 8vo。0mitted in the 4to。 

      some�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;scorne。; 

      will�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;shall。; 

      top�А�i。e。 rise above�察�surpass。Old eds。 ;stop。; 

      renowmed�А�See note �����察�p。 11。 So the 8vo。 The 

4to ;renowned。; 



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     thirst�А�The 8vo ;thrust;�此�the 4to ;thrist。; 

     and�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;not。; 

     the fair�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;THEE faire。; 

     she�А�i。e。 Nemesis。 

     Rhamnus'�А�Old eds。 ;Rhamnis。; 

     meeds�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;deeds。; 

         into�А �Used    here  ��as  the  word    was   formerly   often   used��   for 

UNTO。 

     sure�А�A dissyllable here。 In the next line ;assure; is a trisyllable。 

     with his crown in his hand�А�The old eds。 add ;offering to hide 

it�察─�but THAT he does presently after。 

     those were�А�i。e。 those who were�察�who have been。 

          Stand    staggering�А   �So   the   8vo。The     4to   ;Stand    THOSE 

staggering。; 

     For kings are clouts that every  man shoots at�察�Our crown the 

pin�察�&c。�А�CLOUT means the white mark in the butts�察�PIN�察�the peg in the 

centre�察�which fastened it。 

     me�А�So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。 

       MYCETES。 Ay�察  �marry�察 �&c。�А �From  this to   ;TAMBURLAINE。 

Well�察  �I   mean   you   shall   have   it   again;   inclusive�察  �the   dialogue   is   prose�此�

compare act iv。 sc。 4�察�p。 29。 

     renowmed man´at´arms�А�See note �����察�p。 11。 So the 

8vo。The 4to ;RENOWNED MEN at armes。; 

     chiefest�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;chiefe。; 

     happy�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;happiest。; 

     aim'd�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;and。; 

     it�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;is。; 

     our�А�So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。 

     we�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;I。; 

       in   earth�А  �i。e。   on   earth。   So   in   the   Lord's   Prayer�察   �Thy   will   be 

done IN EARTH。; 

     Casane�А�Both the old eds。 here ;Casanes。; 

     a´piece�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;apace。; 

     purchase�А�i。e。 booty�察�gain。 



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      quite�А�i。e。 requite。 

      this�А�So �┌� the 8vo。The 4to ;the。; 

      him�А�Old eds。 ;his。; 

      and�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;with。; 

      sprung�А�See note *�察�p。 14。 

      dares�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;dare。; 

      fate�А�Old eds。 ;state。; 

      Resolve�А�Seems to meandissolve ��compare ;our bodies turn to 

elements�察─�p。 12�察�sec。 col。���此�but I suspect some corruption here。 

        

        Barbarous�А  �Qy。   ;O   barbarous;�拭  �in   the   next   line   but   one�察   �O 

treacherous;�拭  �and   in   the   last   line   of   the   speech�察   �O   bloody;�拭  �But   we 

occasionally find in our early dramatists lines which are defective in the 

first syllable�察�and in some of these instances at least it would almost seem 

that nothing has been omitted by the transcriber or printer。 

      artier�А�i。e。 artery。 This form occurs again in the SEC。 PART of 

the present play�此�so too in a copy of verses by Day�察�

       ;Hid   in   the   vaines   and   ARTIERS   of   the   earthe。;   SHAKESPEARE 

SOC。 PAPERS�察�vol。 i。 19。 

     The word indeed was variously written of old�此�

       ;The ARTER   strynge is   the conduyt   of the   lyfe spiryte。;   Hormanni 

VULGARIA�察�sig。 G iii。 ed。 1530。 

       ;Riche   treasures   serue   for   th'ARTERS   of   the   war。;   Lord   Stirling's 

DARIUS�察�act ii。 Sig。 C 2。 ed。 1604。 

       ;Onelye   the   extrauagant ARTIRE   of   my   arme   is   brused。;   EVERIE 

WOMAN IN HER HUMOR�察�1609�察�sig。 D 4。 

       ;And   from  the   veines   some   bloud   each ARTIRE   draines。;   Davies's 

MICROCOSMOS�察�1611�察�p。 56。 

      regiment�А�i。e。 rule。 

      fruit�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;fruites。; 

      are�А�Old eds。 ;Is。; 

      talents�А�Was often   used   by our   early  writers for TALONS�察 �as 



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many     passages    might    be   adduced    to   shew。   Hence    the   quibble    in 

Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST�察�act iv。 sc。 2。�察 �If a TALENT be 

a claw�察─�&c。 

     harpy�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;Harper�察─�and with that reading the 

line is cited�察�in a note on MACBETH�察�act iv。 sc。 1�察�by Steevens�察�who also 

gives ;tires UPON my life�察─�but ;TIRES; ��a well´known term in falconry�察�

and equivalent here topreys�� is to be pronounced as a dissyllable。 ��In the 

4to it in spelt ;tyers。; 

     the�А�So the 4to。The 8vo ;thy。; 

     bassoes�А�i。e。 bashaws。 

          Christians    renied�А  �i。e。  Christians    who    have    denied�察  �or 

renounced their faith。In THE GENT。 MAGAZINE for Jan。 1841�察�J。 M。 

would        read     ;Christians      RENEGADENS;              or    ;CHRISTIAN 

RENEGADES�此─�but the old text is right�察�among many passages that might 

be cited�察�compare the following�察�

       ;And   that Ydole   is   the   God   of   false   Cristene�察  �that   han   RENEYED 

hire    FEYTHE。;      THE     VOIAGE       AND      TRAVAILE       OF    SIR   JOHN 

MAUNDEVILE�察�p。 209。 ed。 1725。 

       ;For   that  thou   should'st   RENY     THY     FAITH�察    �and   her  thereby 

possesse。 The Soldan did capitulat in vaine�此�the more thy blesse。; Warner's 

ALBIONS ENGLAND�察�B。 XI。 Ch。 68。 p。 287。 ed。 1596。 

     Terrene�А�i。e。 Mediterranean。 

     Renowmed�А�See note �����察�p。 11。 So the 8vo。 The 

4to ;renowned。; 

     basso�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;Brother。; 

     Not�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;Nor。; 

     in�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;on。; 

     Or spread�察�&c。�А�A word has dropt out from this line。 

          measur'd    heaven�А   �So   the  8vo。The     4to  ;measured     THE 

heauen。; 

     pioners�А�The usual spelling of the word in our early writers ��in 

Shakespeare�察�for instance��。 

     ceaseless�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;carelesse。; 

     conceits�А�i。e fancies�察�imaginations。 



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     counterfeit�А�i。e。 picture�察�resemblance。 

     his�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;the。; 

     you�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;me。; 

     Leave�А�The author probably wrote�察 �AGYDAS�察�leave�察─�&c。 

     facts�А�i。e。 deeds。 

     much�А�So the 8vo。The 4to ;more。; 

     Pierides�А�i。e。 The daughters of Pierus�察�who�察�having challenged 

the Muses to a trial of song�察�were overcome�察�and changed into magpies。 

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