"As for the multitude, they are but sparks
Rak'd up in embers of their poverty;
Tanti; I'll fan first on the wind," &c.
There is, perhaps, some omission after it, as the line is imperfect, which might explain the meaning of the exclamation.—Collier.
[318] Old copy, piles.
[319] i.e., His government, authority. Hitherto it was misprinted—
"Bought with a frowning brow and popular grace."
The right reading is restored from the quarto.—Collier.
[320] [Old copy, King. So when.]
[321] Alternate singing.—Steevens.
[322] Charmers are enchanters or magicians. So in "Othello," act iii. sc. 4—
"That handkerchief
Did an Egyptian to my mother give;
She was a charmer, and could almost read
The thoughts of people."