"—And at his warning
"Th' extravagant and erring spirit hies
"To his confine, whether in sea or air,
"Or earth, or fire. And of, &c.
But this change, tho' it would smooth the construction, is not necessary, and being unnecessary, should not be made against authority.
I.i.163 (154,5) No fairy takes] No fairy strikes, with lameness or diseases. This sense of take is frequent in this author.
I.ii.37 (156,8) more than the scope/Of these dilated articles allows] More than is comprised in the general design of these articles, which you may explain in a more diffuse and dilated stile. (1773)
I.ii.47 (157,9)
The head is not more native to the heart,
The hand more instrumental to the mouth,