Scene V.—
7. [Love.] That is, Venus. Cf. Temp. iv. 1. 94:—
"I met her deity
Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her son
Dove-drawn with her;"
and V. and A. 1190:—
"Thus weary of the world, away she hies,
And yokes her silver doves."
9. [Highmost.] Cf. Sonn. 7. 9: "But when from highmost pitch, with weary ear," etc. We still use hindmost, topmost, etc.
11. [Hours.] A dissyllable; as in iii. 1. 198.
14. [Bandy.] A metaphor from tennis. Cf. L. L. L. v. 2. 29: "Well bandied both; a set of wit well play'd," etc. See on iii. 1. 91 below.
18. [Honey nurse.] Cf. L. L. L. v. 2. 530: "my fair, sweet, honey monarch;" T. of S. iv. 3. 52: "my honey love," etc.
22. [Them.] S. makes news both singular and plural. For the latter, cf. Much Ado, i. 2. 4.
25. [Give me leave.] Let me alone, let me rest. See on i. 3. 7 above.
26. [Ache.] Spelt "ake" in the folio both here and in 49 below. This indicates the pronunciation of the verb. The noun was pronounced aitch, and the plural was a dissyllable; as in Temp. i. 2. 370, T. of A. i. 1. 257, etc.
36. [Stay the circumstance.] Wait for the particulars. Cf. A.Y.L. iii. 2. 221: "let me stay the growth of his beard," etc. On circumstance, cf. v. 3. 181 below: "without circumstance" (= without further particulars). See also V. and A. 844, Ham. v. 2. 2, etc.
38. [Simple.] Silly; as often. Cf. iii. 1. 35 below, and simpleness in iii. 3. 77.
43. [Past compare.] Cf. iii. 5. 236 below: "above compare," etc.
50. [As.] As if; a common ellipsis.
51. [O' t'other.] On the other. Cf. i. 1. 44 above: "of our side."
52. [Beshrew.] A mild form of imprecation, often used playfully. Cf. iii. 5. 221, 227 below.
56-58. [Your love,] etc. Printed as prose by the Cambridge editors, Daniel, and some others.
66. [Coil.] Ado, "fuss." See Much Ado, iii. 3. 100, M.N.D. iii. 2. 339, etc.
72. [Straight at any news.] Capell explains it, "at such talk (of love and Romeo), any talk of that kind." Perhaps, as Dowden suggests, the meaning is, "It is their way to redden at any surprise."