Ib. Angellina's speech:—
—You're old and dim, Sir,
And the shadow of the earth eclips'd your judgment.
Inappropriate to Angellina, but one of the finest lines in our language.
Act iv. sc. 3. Charles's speech:—
And lets the serious part of life run by
As thin neglected sand, whiteness of name.
You must be mine, &c.
Seward's note, and reading—
—Whiteness of name,
You must be mine!
Nonsense! 'Whiteness of name,' is in apposition to 'the serious part of life,' and means a deservedly pure reputation. The following line—'You must be mine!' means—'Though I do not enjoy you to-day, I shall hereafter, and without reproach.'