The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]

by William Shakespeare

[4330] waist] waste Q₁ Ff Q₃. wast Q₂.

they are] tha're Q₂. they're Johnson.

[4331] Beneath ... pit,] Arranged as in Globe ed. Prose in Qq Ff. Johnson reads Beneath ... darkness as one line.

[4332] is all] it is all Warburton.

fiends'] Capell. fiends Qq Ff. fiend's Johnson.

[4333] there's the sulphurous] Edd. (Globe ed.) theres the sulphury Qq (ther's Q₂). there is the sulphurous Ff.

[4334] Burning] there's burning Keightley, ending the lines stench, ... me ... apothecary ... there's ... thee.

consumption] Ff. consummation Q₁ Q₃. consumation Q₂.

[4335] Give ... thee.] Prose in Qq Ff. Two lines, the first ending apothecary, in Johnson.

civet, good apothecary, to sweeten] Punctuated as in Qq. Civet; good Apothecary sweeten Ff.