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[560] Act ii. Scene i.] Q (1676) and Rowe. Actus Secundus. Ff.

A room ...] An Apartment ... Rowe.

Enter ... Reynaldo.] Capell. Enter old Polonius, with his man or two. Qq. Enter ... Reynoldo. Ff.

[561] this] Qq. his Ff.

these] Q₂ Q₃ F₁. these two Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. those F₂ F₃ F₄.

[562] Reynaldo] Qq. Reynoldo Ff.

[563] marvellous] Q₅ Q₆. meruiles Q₂ Q₃. maruelous Q₄. maruels F₁. marvels F₂ F₃ F₄.]

wisely,] Q₆. wisely Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. wisely: Ff.

[564] to make inquire] Qq. you make inquiry Ff. make you inquiry Rowe. to make inquiry Q (1676) and Pope.

[565] Marry ... sir,] As in Qq. Two lines in Ff.

Marry] Mary Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

[566] Danskers] Dantz'ckers Capell (corrected in MS.)

[567] at] om. F₄.

[568] nearer Than] Capell. neerer Then Qq F₁. neere Than F₂. near Then F₃. near. Then Q (1676) and Pope. near, Then F₄.

[569] As] Qq. And Ff.

[570] if't] Ff. y'ft Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. if it Q₆.

[571] Ay ... far.] Arranged as in Capell. In Qq Ff the first line ends at swearing.

[572] fencing] Put in brackets by Warburton as an interpolation.

[573] no] Ff. om. Qq.

[574] another] an utter Hanmer (Theobald conj. withdrawn).

[575] That] Than Keightley.

[576] A savageness ... assault.] As in Qq. One line in Ff.

[577] unreclaimed] Q₅ Q₆. unreclamed Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. unreclaim'd Ff.

[578] lord,—] lord— Pope. Lord. Qq Ff.

[579] Ay, ... that.] As in Steevens (1778). One line in Qq Ff.

[580] lord] good lord Capell, ending the line at lord.

[581] warrant] Ff. wit Qq.

[582] sullies] Q₄ Q₅ Q₆ F₄. sallies Q₂ Q₃. sulleyes F₁ F₂ F₃.

[583] i' the] i' th' Ff. with Qq.

[584] Mark ... sound,] As in Malone. One line in Qq Ff.

[585] you,] Qq. you Ff.

[586] him] he Q₆.

you would] you'ld Johnson.

[587] seen in] seene in Qq. seene. In F₁ F₂ F₃. seen. In F₄.

prenominate] prenominate] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

[588] breathe] Rowe (ed. 2). breath Qq Ff. speak Pope.

[589] consequence] cosequence Q₄.

[590] or so] Put in parentheses in Qq.

or so, or] or Sir, or Hanmer. or sire or Warburton. forsooth, or Johnson conj. or so forth, Steevens conj. (1778).

[591] or] Qq. and Ff.

addition] addistion Q₂ Q₃.

[592] And then ... leave?] Prose first by Malone. Three lines in Qq, ending say?... something, ... leave? Three lines in Ff, ending this?... say? ... leave? Capell ends the lines was I ... say ... leave?

[593] does he this—he does] does he this? He does: Ff. doos a this, a doos, Q₂ Q₃. doos a this, a doos: Q₄ Q₅. does a this, a does: Q₆.

[594] By the mass] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

something] nothing F₂ F₃ F₄.

[595] At ... gentleman.'] Prose in Globe ed. Two lines, the first ending consequence: in Ff.

at 'friend ... gentleman.'] Omitted in Qq.

[596] Pol.] Reynol. F₂. Pelon. F₃.

[597] closes with you thus] Ff. closes thus Qq. closeth with him thus (Q₁).

[598] t'other] tother F₁ F₂. 'tother F₃ F₄. th' other Qq.

[599] Or then, or then,] Or then, Pope.

or such] Qq. and such Ff.

[600] a'] a Qq. he Ff.

gaming, there] gaming, there Ff. gaming there Qq.

o'ertook] or tooke Qq.

[601] There] Their F₂ F₃.

[602] such] Q₂ Q₃ Ff. such or such Q₄ Q₅. such and such Q₆.

sale] Qq. saile F₁ F₂. sail F₃ F₄.

[603] Videlicet ... now] As in Capell. One line in Qq Ff.

[604] falsehood takes] falshood takes Q₆. falshood, takes Ff. falshood take Q₂ Q₃. falshood: take Q₄ Q₅.

carp] carpe Qq. cape Ff.

[605] assays] essayes Q₆.

[606] indirections] indirects Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[607] advice] Ff Q₆. advise Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[608] be wi' ye] buy ye Qq. buy you F₁ F₂ F₃. b'w'you F₄.

fare ye] Q₆. far ye Q₂ Q₃. far yee?] Q₄ Q₅. fare you Ff.

[609] Good my lord!] Dyce. Good my Lord. Qq Ff. Good my Lord— Rowe. But, my good lord,— Capell conj.

[610] in] e'en Hanmer.

[611] [Exit Reynaldo.] Exit Rey. Qq (after lord). Exit. Ff (after lord).

Scene ii.] Pope.

[Enter Ophelia.] As in Singer (ed. 2). Before Farewell! in Qq Ff. Enter Ophelia, hastily. Capell.

[612] O, my lord,] Qq. Alas, Ff.

[613] i' the] i' th Qq. in the Ff.

God] Qq. Heaven Ff.

[614] sewing] Warburton. sowing Qq Ff. reading Q (1676).

closet] Q₆. closset Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. chamber Ff.

[615] Lord] Prince Q (1676).

[616] foul'd] Ff Q₆. fouled Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. loose Q (1676). See note ([XI]).

[617] down-gyved] F₃ F₄. downe gyved Q₂ Q₃ Q₆. downe gyred Q₄ Q₅. downe gived F₁. downe-gyved F₂. down-gyred Theobald.

[618] horrors, he] Qq. horrors: he Ff. horrors: thus he Pope. horrors there, he Anon. conj.

[619] My lord ... it.] As in Qq. One line in Ff.

[620] and held me hard] Omitted in F₂ F₃ F₄.

[621] As he] Ff. As a Qq.

Long] Long time Pope.

[622] mine] Qq F₁. my F₂ F₃ F₄. his Pope (ed. 2).

[623] piteous] Q₆. pittious Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅ F₁. hideous F₂ F₃ F₄.

[624] As] Qq. That Ff.

[625] that done,] Then Pope.

me] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[626] shoulder] Q₂ Q₃. shoulders The rest.

[627] o'doors] Theobald. adoores Q₂ Q₃. a doores Q₄. of doores Q₅ Q₆. adores F₁ F₂. adoors F₃ F₄.

helps] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. helpes Q₅ Q₆. helpe (Q₁) F₁ F₂. help F₃ F₄.

[628] Come] Qq. om. Ff.

[629] fordoes] forgoes Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[630] passion] Ff. passions Qq.

[631] I am] I'm Pope.

heed] Q₅ Q₆. heede Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. speed Ff.

[632] quoted] Ff. coted Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. coated Q₆. noted Warburton.

fear'd] Qq. feare F₁ F₂. fear F₃ F₄.

did but trifle] trifl'd Pope.

[633] wreck] wrack Qq F₃ F₄. wracke F₁ F₂. rack Upton conj.

beshrew] Ff Q₆. beshrow Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[634] By heaven,] (Q₁) Qq. It seemes F₁ F₂. It seems F₃ F₄.

[635] we] with me Q (1676).

[636] which] wͨ F₁.

[637] than hate] hate, than Hanmer. than haste Anon. conj.

[638] Come.] Qq. om. Ff.

[639] Scene ii.] Scena secunda. Ff. Scene iii. Pope.

A room....] Capell. The Palace. Rowe.

Flourish.] om. Ff.

Rosencratz,] Malone. Rossencraft, (Q₁). Rosencraus Qq. Rosincrane, F₁. Rosincrosse, F₂ F₃. Rosincross, F₄. Roseneraus, Rowe (ed. 2). Rosincrantz, Theobald.

Guildenstern] Rowe. Gilderstone (Q₁). Guyldensterne Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Guildensterne F₁ Q₆. Guildenstare F₂ F₃ F₄.

and Attendants.] Lords and other Attendants. Rowe. Omitted in Qq. Cumalijs. F₁ F₂. cum aliis. F₃ F₄.

[640] Rosencrantz] Malone. Rosencraus Qq. Rosincrance F₁. Rosincros F₂. Rosincross F₃ F₄.

[641] Guildenstern] Rowe. Guyldensterne Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Guildensterne F₁ Q₆. Guildenstare F₂ F₃ F₄.

[642] have you] you have Q₆.

[643] call] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. I call Ff Q₆.

[644] Sith nor] Qq. Since not Ff.

[645] dream] dreame Qq. deeme F₁ F₂. deem F₃ F₄.

[646] sith] Qq. since Ff.

neighbour'd] Ff. nabored Q₂ Q₃. neighbored Q₄. neighboured Q₅ Q₆.

haviour] Q₅ Q₆. hauior Q₂ Q₃. hau r Q₄. humour Ff. 'havour Warburton.

[647] occasion] Qq. occasions Ff.

[648] Whether ... thus,] Qq. Omitted in Ff. If ... thus, Rowe.

[649] open'd] om. Q (1676).

[650] are] is Q₂ Q₃.

[651] gentry] gentleness Q (1676).

[652] expend] extend Q₄ Q₅. employ Q (1676).

[653] shall] should Q₆.

[654] of us] over us Q (1676). o'er us Mason conj.

[655] to] into Keightley.

But we] Qq. We Ff.

[656] service] Qq. services Ff.

[657] To be commanded.] Omitted in Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[658] My ... you,] As in Qq. Two lines in Ff.

you] Qq. ye Ff.

[659] these] Qq. the Ff.

[660] Ay,] Capell. I Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. om. Ff Q₆. Amen, Keightley.

[Exeunt Rosencrantz....] Exeunt Ros. and Gui., Attendants with them. Capell. Exeunt Ros. and Guyld. Qq. Exit. F₁ (after him). Exeunt. F₂ F₃ F₄ (after him).

[661] [Aside to the King. Anon. conj.

I assure] Qq. Assure you, Ff.

[662] and] Qq. one Ff.

[663] sure] be sure F₃ F₄.

[664] it hath] Qq. I have Ff.

[665] that; that] Capell. that, that Qq Ff.

do I] doe I Qq. I do F₁ F₃ F₄. I doe. F₂.

[666] fruit] Q₅ Q₆. fruite Q₂ Q₃. frute Q₄. newes F₁ F₂. news F₃ F₄. nuts Hunter conj.

to] of Johnson.

[667] [Exit Polonius.] Ex. Pol. Rowe. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[668] my dear Gertrude] Capell. my deere Gertrard Q₂ Q₃. my decree: Gertrud Q₄ Q₅. my deare Gertrud Q₆. my sweet queene, that Ff (queen F₃ F₄).

[669] o'erhasty] hastie Q₂ Q₃ Q₅ Q₆. hasty Q₄.

[670] Scene iv. Pope.

Re-enter Polonius....] Theobald. Enter Polonius, Voltimand, and Cornelius. Ff (Voltumand, F₁), after line 57. Enter Embassadors. Qq, after line 57.

Welcome, my] Welcome home, S. Walker conj.

my] Qq. om. Ff.

[671] Voltimand] F₂ F₃ F₄. Voltemand Qq. Voltumand F₁.

[672] levies] lives Q (1695).

[673] Polack] Polacke (Q₁). Pollacke Qq. Poleak F₁. Polak F₂ F₃ F₄.

[674] three] (Q₁) Ff. threescore Qq.

[675] shown] shone Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[Giving a paper.] Malone. om. Qq Ff. Letter. Collier MS. See note ([II]).

[676] this] Qq. his Ff. that (Q₁).

[677] therein] herein Q₆.

[678] consider'd] Ff. considered Qq.

[679] Answer, and think upon] And think upon an answer to Hanmer.

And think upon and answer Anon. conj. (Misc. Obs. on Hamlet, 1752).

[680] thank] take F₁.

well-took] well-look't F₂ F₃ F₄. well-luck'd Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[681] [Exeunt Vol. and Cor.] Capell. Exeunt Embassadors. Qq. Exit Ambass. Ff.

well] Qq. very well Ff.

[682] since] Ff. om. Qq.

brevity is] brevity's Pope.

[683] limbs] lines Theobald. conj. (withdrawn).

[684] it:] it? Q (1676).

[685] mad?] Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. mad, Q₂ Q₃. mad. Ff.

[686] he is] Ff. hee's Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₆. he's Q₅.

mad, 'tis] mad, is Capell.

[687] 'tis 'tis] it is Ff. it is, 'tis Hanmer.

[688] farewell it] farewell, wit Anon. conj.

[689] the] the the F₂.

[690] remains ... Perpend.] remains: remainder thus perpend. Maginn conj.

[691] thus.] Ff Q₆. thus Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[692] Perpend.] A separate line in Qq. Ending line 104 in Ff. Consider. Q (1676).

[693] while] (Q₁) Qq. whil'st F₁ F₃ F₄. whilst F₂.

[694] [Reads.] Q (1676). The Letter. Ff. om. Qq. He opens a Letter, and reads. Rowe.

[695] and] om. Q₆.

idol] fair idol Capell, reading as verse.

beautified] beatified Theobald.

[696] vile] Qq F₄. vilde F₁ F₂ F₃.

beautified] that beatify'd Capell, reading as verse.

vile] Qq F₄. vilde F₁ F₂ F₃.

[697] Thus: ... these,' &c.] See note ([XII]).

[698] [Reads.] Dyce. om. Qq Ff.

[699] excellent white] excellent-white Dyce, ed. 2 (S. Walker conj.)]

&c.] Qq. om. Ff.

[700] [Reads.] Reading. Rowe. Letter. Qq. om. Ff.

[701] Hamlet.] See note ([XIII]).

[702] shown] showne Qq. shew'd Ff.

[703] above] F₂ F₃ F₄. aboue F₁. about Qq.

above, hath] about have Q₆. concerning Q (1676).

solicitings] Qq. soliciting Ff.

[704] But ... love?] As in Capell. One line in Qq Ff.

[705] think,] Capell. thinke Qq. think? Ff.

[706] this] his F₃ F₄.

wing,—] wing, Q₂ Q₃ Ff Q₆. wing? Q₄ Q₅.

[707] your] you F₂.

[708] play'd] ply'd Keightley conj.

[709] a winking] Ff Q₆. a working Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. working Pope.

[710] my young mistress] Put in parentheses in F₁.

thus] this Q₄ Q₅.

[711] prince, out] prince:—out Steevens.

out of thy star] Q₂ Q₃. out of thy starre Q₄ Q₅ F₁. out of your starre (Q₁). out of thy sphere F₂ Q₆ F₃ F₄. above thy sphere Q (1676).

out of thy star] out of thy soar Bailey conj.

[712] prescripts] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. precepts Ff Q₆.

[713] his] Q₄ Q₅ Ff Q₆. her Q₂ Q₃.

[714] she took ... And he] see too ... For, he Warburton.

[715] repulsed, a] F₂ F₃ F₄. repulsed. A F₁. repell'd, a Q₂ Q₃ Q₆. repel'd. a Q₄. repel'd, a Q₅. repelled, a Jennens.

[716] Fell into] Fell to Pope.

[717] watch] wath Q₂ Q₃. watching Pope. watch; and Keightley.

thence into] then into Q (1676). and thence into Maginn conj.

[718] into a weakness, Thence to] to a weakness; thence Into S. Walker conj.

[719] a] om. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[720] wherein] Qq. whereon Ff.

[721] all we mourn] all we mourne Qq. all we wail Ff. we all wail Collier MS.

[722] this] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. 'tis this Ff Q₆.

like] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. likely Ff Q₆.

[723] I'ld] I'de Ff. I would Qq.

[724] [Pointing ... shoulder] Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). om. Qq Ff.

this, if ... otherwise:] this, if ... otherwise; Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. this; if ... otherwise, F₁. this, if ... otherwise, F₂ Q₆ F₃ F₄.

[725] further] farther Collier.

[726] You ... lobby.] As in Qq. Three lines, ending sometimes ... heere ... lobby, in Ff.

[727] four] F₃ F₄. foure The rest. for Hanmer.

[728] does] Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. dooes Q₂ Q₃. ha's F₁. has F₂ F₃ F₄.

[729] an arras] the arras Q₆.

Be ... then;] Let ... then Anon. conj. (Misc. Obs. on Hamlet, 1752).

[730] arras then; Mark] arras then, Marke Qq Ff (Mark F₄). arras; then Mark Staunton. arras then To mark Keightley.

[731] But] Qq. And Ff.

and] of Q (1703).

[732] Scene v. Pope.

But ... reading.] One line in Qq. Two, the first ending wretch, in Ff.

[733] you, both] Ff. you both Qq. you both, Anon. conj.

[734] [Exeunt.... Enter....] See note ([XIV]).

[735] Well, God-a-mercy.] Excellent well. Q (1676).

[736] Excellent] Qq. Excellent, excellent Ff.

you are] Qq. y'are Ff. you're Dyce.

[737] lord!] lord? Ff Q₆. lord. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[738] Ay, sir ... thousand.] Prose in Ff. Two lines, the first ending goes, in Qq.

[739] man] om. F₃ F₄.

ten] Q₅ Q₆. tenne Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. two Ff.

[740] Ham.] Ham. [reads]. Staunton.

[741] god kissing carrion] Hanmer (Warburton). good kissing carrion Qq Ff. god-kissing carrion Malone conj. good, kissing carrion Whiter conj. carrion-kissing god Mitford conj.

carrion—] Ff. carrion. Qq.

[742] but as ... conceive,—friend] Malone. but as ... conceave, friend Qq. but not as ... conceive. Friend Ff.

[743] How ... again.] Marked as 'Aside' by Capell.

Still ... again.] Marked as 'Aside' by Steevens. Verse, Maginn conj., ending the lines on ... first; ... he is ... youth ... love; ... again.

[744] at first] at the first Q (1676).

[745] he said ... he] Ff. a said ... a Qq. but said ... he Q (1676).

[746] he is ... again.] Marked as 'Aside' by Pope, who reads as three lines of verse.

[747] far gone] Qq. farre gone, farre gone Ff.

[748] much] om. Maginn conj.

[749] lord?] Ff Q₆. lord. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[750] who?] F₁ Q₆. who. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. whom? F₂ F₃ F₄.

[751] that you read] Qq. you meane F₁ F₂. you mean F₃ F₄.

[752] rogue] Qq. slave Ff.

[753] and plum-tree] Q₅ Q₆. & plum-tree Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. or plum-tree Ff.

[754] lack] lacke Qq. locke F₁ F₂. lock F₃ F₄.

most] Qq. om. Ff.

[755] yourself] your selfe Qq. you your selfe F₁ F₂. you your self F₃ F₄.

shall grow old] Qq. should be old Ff. shall be as old Rowe. shall be but as old Hanmer. shall grow as old Malone.

[756] [Aside] First marked by Capell.

[757] Though ... lord?] Prose in Qq. Three lines, ending madnesse, ... walke ... lord? in Ff. Two lines of verse, the first ending in't, in Rowe.

[758] there is] there's Rowe.

[759] grave.] Qq. grave? Ff.

[760] Indeed ... you.] Prose in Qq. Eleven irregular lines in Ff: nine in Rowe and Pope.

[761] that's out of the] Qq. that is out oth' Ff.

[Aside] Marked first by Capell.

[762] often madness] madness often Jennens.

[763] reason and sanity] F₂ F₃ F₄. reason and sanitie F₁. reason and sanctity Qq. sanity and reason Pope.

[764] so prosperously be] so happily be Q₆. be So prosp'rously Pope.

[765] I will] I'll Pope.

[766] and suddenly ... him] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[767] My ... humbly] Ff. My lord, I will Qq.

[768] sir] Ff. om. Qq.

[769] will] Ff. will not Qq.

[770] except my life] Three times in Qq. except my life, my life. Ff. except my life. Pope. [Aside] except ... life. Anon. conj.

[771] These ... fools!] Thou ... fool! Maginn conj.

Enter....] As in Capell. Enter Guyldersterne, and Rosencraus. Qq (after line 214). Enter Rosincran and Guildensterne. F₁. Enter Rosincros and Guildenstar. F₂ F₃. Enter Rosincros and Guildensterne. F₄ (after line 217 in Ff).

[772] the Lord] Qq. my Lord Ff. lord Pope.

[773] Scene vi. Pope.

[To Polonius] Malone.

[Exit Polonius.] As in Capell. Exit. Pope (after line 217).

[774] My] Qq. Mine Ff.

[775] excellent] extent Q₂ Q₃. exelent Q₄.

[776] Ah] Q₆. A Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Oh Ff.

you] Qq. ye Ff.

[777] Happy ... button.] Arranged as by Hanmer. Two lines, the first ending lap, in Qq (cap Q₆). Prose in Ff.

over-happy; On Fortune's cap we] Hanmer. over-happy: on Fortune's cap, we Ff. ever happy on Fortunes lap, We Qq (cap Q₆).

[778] On] Of Anon. conj.

[779] shoe] shooes Collier MS. See note ([II]).

shoe?] shoo? F₁. shooe? F₂ F₃ F₄. shooe. Qq.

[780] waist] Johnson. wast Qq. waste Ff.

[781] favours?] Pope. favors. Qq. favour? Ff.

[782] her] in her Pope, ed. 2.

[783] What's the] Ff. What Qq.

news?] newes? Qq F₁. newes. F₂ F₃. news. F₄.

[784] that] Ff. om. Qq.

[785] but] sure Q (1676).

[786] Let me ... attended.] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[787] o' the] o' th' Ff. of the Capell.

[788] Why ... so:] Two lines of verse, the first ending nothing, S. Walker conj.

[789] bad] had Anon. conj.

[790] fay] Pope. fey Ff.

[791] Ros. Guil.] Both. Ff.

[792] friendship,] Qq F₁. friendship. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[793] Elsinore] Malone. Elsonoure Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Elsonower F₁. Elsinooer F₂. Elsenour Q₆. Elsinoore F₃ F₄.

[794] even] Ff Q₆. ever Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[795] a halfpenny] of a halfpenny Theobald. at a halfpenny Hanmer.

[796] Come, deal] Ff. come, come, deale Qq.

[797] Why] Ff. om. Qq.]

any thing, but] Q₆. any thing but Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. any thing. But Ff.

purpose. You] purpose you Q (1676).

[798] of] Qq. om. Ff.

[799] our fellowship] our fellowships Q₆. your fellowship F₃ F₄.

[800] ever-preserved] ever preferred Q (1676).

[801] could] Ff. can Qq.

charge] change Q₅.

[802] no.] Qq Ff. no? Pope.

[803] [Aside to Guil.] Edd. (Globe ed.) To Guilden. Theobald. To Hamlet. Delius conj.

[804] Ham. Nay ... off.] Omitted by Jennens.

[805] [Aside] Marked first by Steevens (1793).

of you.—] of you: Ff. of you? Q₂ Q₃. of you, Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. on you Harness conj.

[806] discovery, and] discovery of Ff.

[807] and your ... moult] Qq. of your ... queene: moult Ff. of your ... queen. Moult Knight.

[808] feather. I] feather: I Q₆. feather, I The rest.

[809] exercises] Qq. exercise Ff.

[810] heavily] Qq. heavenly Ff.

[811] brave o'erhanging] brave-o'erhanging S. Walker conj.

o'erhanging] ore-hanged Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. o'erchanging] Jennens.

[812] firmament] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[813] appears] appeares F₁. appeared F₂ F₃ F₄. appeareth Qq.

no other thing to me than] nothing to me but Qq.

[814] What a piece] Ff Q₆. What peece Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

a man] man Q₆.

[815] faculty] Ff. faculties Qq.

[816] faculty!... god!] Pointed as in Q₆ and Ff, substantially. faculties, in ... mooving, how ... action, how ... apprehension, how ... God: Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅ (no other stops).

[817] no] om. Qq.

woman] women Q₂ Q₃.

[818] seem] see me F₂.

[819] you] Ff. yee Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. ye Q₆.

then] Qq. om. Ff.

[820] lenten] Q₆. Lenton The rest.

[821] coted] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. coated Ff Q₆. met Q (1676). accosted Rowe. 'costed Capell. quoted Jennens conj. escoted Staunton conj.

are they] are the Q₄ Q₅.

[822] of me] Ff Q₆. on me Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[823] sigh] sing Q₄ Q₅.

[824] the clown ... sere,] Omitted in Qq.

[825] o' the] a' th' F₁. ath' F₂ F₃ F₄.

sere] scene Malone conj.

[826] blank] black Q₂ Q₃.

[827] such] Qq. om. Ff.

[828] in, the] Qq F₄. in the F₁ F₂ F₃.

[829] they] the Q₄ Q₅.

travel] Q₆ F₃ F₄. travaile The rest.

[830] was] were Anon conj.

[831] inhibition ... innovation.] itineration ... innovation. Theobald conj. (withdrawn). innovation ... inhibition. Johnson conj.

[832] the means] means Johnson.

[833] innovation.] innovation? Ff.

[834] Do they] Do the Q₄ Q₅.

[835] are they] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. they are Ff Q₆.

[836] Ham. How ... load too.] Omitted in Qq.

[837] eyrie] ayrie F₁. ayry F₂. airy F₃ F₄.

eyases] Theobald. Yases Ff.

[838] question] the question Capell.

[839] fashion] faction Hughs.

berattle] be-rattle F₃ F₄. be ratle F₂. be-ratled F₁.

[840] stages] stagers Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[841] 'em] them Capell.

[842] players,] players? Pope (ed. 1).

[843] most like,] Pope. like most Ff. like, most, Capell. like most will, Anon. conj.

no] not F₂.

them] them on Pope (ed. 2).

[844] succession?] Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). succession. Ff.

[845] load] club Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[846] very strange; for] Q₆. very strange, for Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. strange: for F₁. strange for F₂ F₃. strange, for F₄.

my] Qq. mine Ff.

[847] mows] mowes Ff. mouths Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. mouthes Q₆.

[848] fifty] Qq. om. Ff.

a] Qq. an Ff.

[849] 'Sblood] S'blood Q₆. S'bloud Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. om. Ff.

[850] [Flourish ...] Capell. A Florish. Qq. Flourish for the Players. Ff.

[851] There ... players.] Shall we call the players? Q (1676).

[852] then] Qq. om. Ff.

appurtenance] apportenance Q₄ Q₅.

[853] comply] complement Hanmer.

this] Qq. the Ff.

[854] lest my] Ff Q₆. let me Q₂ Q₃. let my Q₄ Q₅.

[855] extent] ostent Collier conj.

[856] outwards] Qq. outward Ff.

[857] handsaw] Ff. hand saw Q Q₃. hand-saw Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. hernshaw Hanmer. heronsew Anon. conj.

[858] Scene vii. Pope.

[859] too: at] Ff. too, at Q₆. to, at Q₂ Q₃. to, are Q₄ Q₅.

[860] you see there is] as you see is Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[861] swaddling clouts] swadling clouts Qq. swathing clouts Ff. swathling clouts Rowe (ed. 2).

[862] Happily] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅ F₁ F₂ F₃. Happely Q₆. Haply F₄.

he's] F₁ F₃ F₄. he is Qq. hes F₂.

[863] prophesy he] prophecy, he Q₂ Q₃. prophecy that he Q₄. prophecie that he Q₅ Q₆. prophesie. Hee F₁. prophesie, He F₂ F₃ F₄.

[864] it. You] it: You Q₆. it, You Q₂ Q₃. it, you Q₄ Q₅ Ff.

o'] Capell. a Qq. for a F₁ F₂ F₃. for on F₄.

morning;] morning, Q₂ Q₃. morning Q₄ Q₅ Ff Q₆.

[865] so] (Q₁) Ff. then Qq.

[866] Roscius] F₂ F₃ F₄. Rossius Qq F₁.

[867] was] Qq. om. Ff.

Rome,—] Rome— Ff. Rome. Qq.

[868] my] Qq. mine Ff.

honour,—] honour— Rowe. honor. or honour. Qq Ff.

[869] Then ... ass,—] Marked as a quotation by Steevens (Johnson conj.)

came] Qq. can Ff.

ass,—] asse— Ff. asse. Qq.

[870] pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral] Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. pastorall comicall, historicall pastorall Q₂ Q₃. pastoricall-comicall-historicall-pastorall Ff.

[871] tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral] Omitted in Qq.

[872] scene] seeme Q₄ Q₅.

individable] indevidible Q₂ Q₃. indevidable Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. indivible Ff. undividable Rowe.

[873] light. For ... liberty, these] Theobald. light for ... liberty: these Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. light, for ... liberty. These Ff. light for ... liberty; these Q₆ Q (1676).

[874] writ] wit Q (1676) and Rowe.

[875] the liberty] liberty Q (1676).

[876] O Jephthah ... Israel] As a quotation in Pope.

[877] &c. Jephthah] Hanmer. Ieptha Qq. Iephta F₁ F₂. Jephta F₃ F₄.

[878] What a treasure] (Q₁) Qq. Ff. What treasure Dyce, ed. 2 (S. Walker conj.)

[879] Why ... well'] As in Capell. Prose in Qq. Two lines in Ff. Marked as a quotation in Pope.

[880] [Aside] Marked first by Capell.

[881] Pol. If ... not.] Omitted in Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[882] you] thou Jennens.

[883] Why ... wot,] As in Malone. Prose in Qq Ff. Pope prints as a quotation by ... wot.

[884] and then ... was,'] As in Pope. Prose in Qq Ff.

[885] pious chanson] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Pons Chanson F₁. Pans Chanson F₂ F₃ F₄. pans chanson Q₆. godly Ballet (Q₁). rubrick Q (1676). Pont-chansons Hanmer. Pont chanson (i.e. 'chanson du Pont Neuf') Hunter conj.

[886] abridgement comes] (Q₁) Q₅ Q₆. abridgment comes Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. abridgements come Ff.

Enter....] Ff. Enter the Players. Qq. Enter certain players, usher'd. Capell.

[887] You are] Qq. Y'are Ff.

[888] thee] you Hanmer.

my] Ff. om. Qq.

[889] Why, thy] Qq. Thy Ff.

[890] valanced] vallanced (Q₁). valanct Q₂ Q₃. valanc'd Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. valiant Ff.

[891] By'r lady] Byrlady F₁. Berlady F₂ F₃ F₄. burlady (Q₁). by lady Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. my Ladie Q₅. my Lady Q₆.

ladyship] lordship F₃ F₄.

to heaven] Qq. heaven Ff.

[892] chopine] (Q₁) Qq. choppine Ff. chioppine Pope. chapin Jennens.

[893] e'en to 't] Q₆. ento't Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. e'ne to 't Ff.

French] (Q₁) Ff. friendly Qq.

falconers] (Q₁). fankners Q₂ Q₃. faukners Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. faulconers Ff.

[894] First Play.] I Play. Ff. Player. Qq.

[895] good] (Q₁) Qq. om. Ff.

[896] caviare] Johnson. cauiary. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. cauiarie F₁. cautary F₂ F₃ F₄. caviary Q₆. a caviary Q (1676). caviar Rowe. contrary Long MS.

[897] received] conceived Collier MS. See note ([II]).

judgements] Qq. judgement Ff.

[898] were no sallets] Qq. was no sallets (Q₁) Ff. was no salts Pope (ed. I). was no salt Pope (ed. 2). were no salts Capell. were no saletés Becket conj.

[899] indict] Collier. indite Qq Ff.

affection] Qq. affectation Ff.

but] but I Johnson conj.

[900] as wholesome ... fine] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[901] speech] Qq. cheefe speech F₁. chiefe speech F₂. chief speech F₃ F₄.

in it] (Q₁) Ff. in't Qq.

[902] Æneas'] Pope. Aeneas Q₂ Q₃. Æneas Q₄ Q₅ Ff Q₆.

tale] (Q₁) Ff. talke Qq. talkt Q (1676).

[903] where] (Q₁) Ff. when Qq.

[904] th' Hyrcanian] Ff. Th' ircanian Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. th' ircanian Q₆.

[905] It is not so:] Ff. tis not so, Q₂ Q₃. tis not Q₄ Q₅. 'tis not Q₆. 'tis not, Q (1695).

[906] his] he F₂ F₃.

[907] he] his F₂ F₄.

the ominous] (Q₁) Ff. th' omynous Q₂ Q₃. th' ominous Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

[908] this] his (Q₁) Q₆.

[909] heraldry] heraldy Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

dismal: head to foot] Pointed as in Ff. dismall head to foote, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. dismall head to foot: Q₆.

[910] total gules] totall Gules Qq. to take Geulles F₁ F₂. to take Geules F₃ F₄.

[911] impasted] imbasted Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

streets] fires Pope.

[912] and a] Qq. and Ff.

[913] tyrannous ... murder] treacherous and damned light To the vile murtherer Anon. conj. (Misc. Obs. on Hamlet, 1752).

[914] their lord's murder] their Lords murther Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. their Lords murder Q₆. their vilde Murthers F₁ F₂ F₃. their vile Murthers F₄. the vile Murthers Rowe. murthers vile Pope. their lords' murder S. Walker conj.

[915] o'er-sized] ore-cised Qq.

[916] carbuncles] carbuncle Q₆.

[917] So, proceed you.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[918] antique] Pope. anticke or antick Qq Ff.

[919] to his] in his Rowe (ed. 2).

[920] match'd] matcht Qq. match Ff.

[921] falls ... Ilium] falls then senseless. Ilium Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

Then senseless Ilium] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[922] this] Qq. his Ff.

[923] base] Qq. Bace Ff.

[924] Pyrrhus'] Apostrophe inserted by Pope.

[925] reverend] Ff. reverent Qq.

[926] painted] Omitted in F₃ F₄.

[927] And like] F₁ F₄. Like Qq. And lik'd F₂ F₃.

and matter] Erased in Long MS.

[928] And ... nothing.] As in Qq. One line in Ff.

[929] rack] rackes Q₆. wrack Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[930] winds] wind Q₆.

[931] region, so] Qq. region. So Ff.

[932] Aroused] Collier. A rowsed Qq F₂ F₃ F₄. A ro wsed F₁. A roused Theobald (ed. 2).

a-work] a-worke F₁. aworke Q₆. a worke Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅ F₂. a work F₃ F₄. a' work Capell.

[933] Cyclops'] Apostrophe inserted by Theobald.

[934] Mars's armour] Capell. Marses Armor Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Mars his Armours Ff. Mars his armour Q₆.

[935] strumpet, Fortune] Hyphened in Ff.

[936] fellies] F₄. follies Q₂ Q₃. folles Q₄. fellowes Q₅. fallies F₁ F₂ F₃. felloes Q₆.

[937] too] two F₃.

[938] to the] (Q₁) Qq. to'th F₁ F₂. to th' F₃ F₄.

[939] who, O, who] who, O who (Q₁). who, O who, Ff. who, a woe, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. who, ah woe Q₆. who alas Q (1676). who, a woe! Capell. who, ah woe! Malone (Mason conj.)

[940] mobled] Qq. Moblea F₂ F₃ F₄. inobled F₁. mob-led Upton conj. ennobl'd Capell. mabled Malone. mobiled Becket conj.

[941] queen—] queen,— Theobald. queene, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. queene. Q₅ F₂ Q₆. queen. F₁ F₃. queen? F₄.

[942] queen?] Pointed as in Ff. queene. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. queene! Q₆.

[943] mobled ... good.] F₂ F₃ F₄. Inobled ... good. F₁. Omitted in Qq.

[944] Run ... flames] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

flames] Qq. flame Ff.

[945] bisson rheum] F₄. Bison rehume (Bison in italics) Q₂ Q₃. bison rhume Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. bisson rheume F₁ F₂ F₃.

[946] alarm] alarme Qq. alarum Ff.

[947] state] Qq. state, Ff.

pronounced:] pronounst; Q₂ Q₃. pronounc'd; Q₄ Q₅. pronounc'd: Q₆. pronounc'd? Ff.

[948] husband's] husband Q₂ Q₃.

[949] move] meant F₃ F₄.

at] om. F₃ F₄.

[950] milch] melt Pope.

[951] passion in] passioned Hanmer. passionate Elze (Collier MS.) passion e'en Taylor conj. MS.

[952] whether] Malone. where Qq Ff. if (Q₁) Pope. whe're Theobald. whe'r Capell. there, if Long MS. whêr Dyce.

[953] has tears] has not tears Hanmer.

Prithee] Prethee Qq. Pray you Ff.

[954] of this] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[955] will] doe Q₆.

abstract] Qq. abstracts Ff.

[956] you hear] ye heare or ye hear Ff.

[957] live] Qq. lived Ff.

[958] desert] desart F₁ F₂.

[959] God's] Odd's Johnson.

bodykins] Ff. bodkin Qq. bodikin Capell.

much] Qq. om. Ff. farre (Q₁).

[960] shall] Qq. should (Q₁) Ff.

[961] hear] here Q₄ Q₅.

[Exit ...] Dyce. Exit Polon. Ff, after line 509. Exeunt Pol. and Players. Qq (after Elsinore, line 520). Exeunt Polonius, and Players. Capell (after not, line 519). Exit Pol. with some of the Players. Reed (after line 509).

[962] [Aside to Player. Staunton.

[963] Gonzago] Gonzaga Johnson.

[964] ha't] Ff. hate Q₂ Q₃. hav't Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. have it Q (1676).

[965] for a need] (Q₁) Ff. for need Qq.

[966] dozen] (Q₁) F₃ F₄. dosen F₁ F₂. dosen lines Qq.

or sixteen] om. Q (1676).

[967] you] Qq. ye Ff.

[968] [Exit First Player.] Exit Player. Reed. om Qq Ff.

[To Ros. and Guild. Johnson.

[969] [Exeunt Players. Collier MS. See note ([II]).

[970] Good my] Good, my Capell.

[971] Scene viii. Pope.

God be wi' ye] God b' w' ye F₄. God buy 'ye F₁ F₂ F₃. God buy to you Qq. Good b' w' ye Rowe. God be wi' you Capell.

[Exeunt....] Edd. (Globe ed.) Exeunt. Q₂ Q₃ Ff (after line 522). Exit. Q₄ Q₅ Q₆ (after line 522).

I am] am I Q₆.

[972] fiction] F₂ Q₆ F₃ F₄. fixion The rest.

[973] own] Qq. whole Ff.

[974] his visage] Ff. the visage Qq.

wann'd] wand Qq. warm'd Ff.

[975] in's] F₁ Q₆ F₃ F₄. ins F₂. in his Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[976] and] an Q₂ Q₃.

[977] conceit?] Ff. conceit; Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. conceit, Q₆.

nothing!] nothing? Ff. nothing, Qq.

[978] For Hecuba!] om. Seymour conj.

Hecuba!] Hecuba? Ff Q₆. Hecuba. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[979] to Hecuba] (Q₁) Ff. to her Qq.

[980] the cue for] Ff. that for Qq. that cue for Anon. conj.

[981] appal] appall Rowe. appale Q₂ Q₃. appeale Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. apale Ff.

[982] The ... Yet I,] Arranged as in Johnson. One line in Qq Ff.

[983] faculties] Qq. faculty Ff.

eyes and ears] ears and eyes Johnson.

[984] Yet I, A dull and] Yet I, a Seymour conj.

[985] Yet I, A dull ... can say] Yet I say Pope, giving the omitted words in the margin.

[986] muddy-mettled] Hyphened in Ff.

[987] John-a-dreams] John a-deames F₂ F₃ F₄. John-a-droynes Becket, after Steevens, conj.

[988] coward?... this?] Pointed as in Ff, and Q₆ substantially. Stops in Qq. Commas in Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[989] Ha!] As a separate line by Steevens (1793). It begins line 552 in Qq Ff (Hah, Q₂ Q₃. Hah! Q₄ Q₅. Hah? Q₆. Ha? Ff), and ends line 550 in Collier. Omitted by Pope.

[990] 'Swounds ... it:] Qq (it, Q₆). Why I ... it: F₁ F₂. Why should I take it? F₃ F₄. Yet I should take it— Pope.

[991] oppression] transgression Collier MS. aggression Singer conj. (withdrawn).

[992] have] a (Q₁) Q₂ Q₃.

[993] offal: bloody,] offall: bloudy, Q₆. offall, bloody, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. offall, bloudy: a Ff (bloody: F₃ F₄).

[994] Remorseless ... villain!] Omitted by Jennens.

[995] O, vengeance!] Omitted in Qq.

[996] Why,] Why Qq. Who? Ff. om. Knight.

This] Qq. I sure, this Ff.

[997] a dear father murder'd] a dear father murther'd Capell. a deere murthered Q₂ Q₃. a deere father murthered Q₄ Q₅. a deare father murthered Q₆. the deere murthered Ff (dear F₃ F₄).

[998] And fall ... play] Arranged as in Capell. Three lines, ending foh ... heard ... play, in Qq. Three lines, ending drab, ... braine ... play, in Ff. Four lines, ending drab, ... foh!... heard, ... play, in Johnson.

[999] drab, A scullion] Ff. drabbe; a stallyon Q₂ Q₃. drabbe; a stallion Q₄. drabbe; stallion Q₅. drabbe, stallion Q₆. drab—A stallion Pope. drab—A cullion Theobald.

[1000] About, my brain!] About my braine, (Q₁). About my braine. Ff (brain. F₃ F₄). About my braines; Q₂ Q₃. About my braines, Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. about my brain— Pope (ed. 1). about my brain!— Pope (ed. 2). about, my brain!— Theobald. about 't my brains! Hunter conj. See note ([XV]).

Hum] Qq. om. Ff.

I have] I've Pope.

[1001] sitting] om. Pope.

[1002] struck so to] F₃ F₄. strooke so to Qq F₁ F₂. struck unto Rowe (ed. 2).

[1003] I'll have these players] I'll observe his looks, Pope (ed. 1), corrected in ed. 2.

[1004] tent] Qq F₁. rent F₂ F₃ F₄.

he but] Ff. a doe Qq. he do Q (1676) and Capell.

blench] blink Taylor conj. MS. bleach Anon. conj.

[1005] The] This Johnson.

[1006] be the devil] F₃ F₄. be the divell (Q₁) F₁ F₂. be a deale Q₂ Q₃. be a divell Q₄ Q₅ Q₆.

and the devil] and the deale Q₂ Q₃.