[P. 62.] The deed. Cf. ii, 2, 11: “The attempt and not the deed confounds us.”
preter[super]natural solicitings. i, 3, 130.
Bring forth. i, 7, 73.
[P. 63.] Screw his courage. i, 7, 60.
lost so poorly. Cf. ii, 2, 71: “Be not lost so poorly in your thoughts.”
a little water. ii, 2, 68.
the sides of his intent. i, 7, 26.
for their future days and nights. Cf. i, 5, 70: “To all our days and nights to come.” The next five quotations are from the same scene.
[P. 64.] Mrs. Siddons. Sarah Siddons (1775-1831), “The Tragic Muse,” the most celebrated actress in the history of the English stage. Hazlitt wrote this passage for the Examiner (June 16, 1816) immediately after seeing a performance of the part by Mrs. Siddons. See Works, VIII, 312-373.
[P. 65.] There is no art. i, 4, 11.