Mr Collier, in his first edition, gave:
'At Grecian sword's contending.—Tell Valeria' &c.
at the same time offering as a conjecture:
'At Grecian swords, contemning.'
This was afterwards found among the MS. corrections of his second Folio and adopted by Mr Singer, as well as by Mr Collier himself in his second edition.
The reading we have given in the text was first adopted by Dr Leo. He, however, puts no comma after 'sword.'
Mr Keightley gives the same reading, marking, however, a break in the sense, thus:
'At Grecian sword, contemning.... Tell Valeria' &c.
Mr Lettsom conjectures:
'As Grecian swords contemning.'