The pauses that he makes."

I adopt Malone's excellent addition, which has everything in its favour.


"His taints and honours

Wag'd equal with him."

We should perhaps read, as has been proposed, Weigh'd for 'Wag'd.'


"For Cæsar cannot live

To be ungentle."

'Live' is the correction of Southern and Pope of leave in the folio. 'To be' is being. See Introd. p. [70].