Shakespeare's [Works] Volume 18 (9781234696061)



This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... J. H. cites Drayton, Sonnet 1: "To con my cross-row ere I learn'd to spell;" and Lawson adds from Wordsworth, Excursion, book viii.: "From infant conning of the Christ-cross-row, Or puzzling through a primer, line by line." 58. For. Because. See M. of V. p. 134, note on For he is a Christian. 60. Toys. "Fancies, freaks of imagination" (Johnson). Cf. Ham.i. 3. 6: "toys of desperation;" Oth. iii. 4. 156: "no jealous toy," etc. 65. That tempers him, etc. The reading of the 1st quarto, changed in the 2d to "That tempts," etc. The folio has "That tempts him to this harsh Extremity." Here the earliest reading is clearly the best. The queen did not tempt the king, who was ruled by her, but tempered or moulded him to her will. Cf. T. G. of V. iii. 2.64, Hen. V. ii. 2. 118, etc. 67. Woodeville. The quartos have "Wooduile," the folio "Woodeulle." However spelt, the word is here a trisyllable. There, as Clarke remarks, "has the effect of denotement, with a dash of sarcasm superadded." 75. To her for his. The quarto reading. The 1st folio has " was, for her," changed in the 2d to "was, for his." 81. O'erworn widow. A contemptuous reference to the queen (she was a widow when the king married her), herself being Mistress Shore, For o'erworn (=worn out) cf. V.and A. 135, 866, and Sonn. 63. 2. 87. Of what degree soever. Referring to man, not to conference. 92. Well struck in years-. Cf. GV-.xviii. 11, xxiv., Josh.yim., Luke, - 7, etc . 94. Passing. Exceedingly; often used adverbially, but only before adjectives and adverbs. 97. Nought. The first quarto and the folio have nought here, but naught in the next two lines. The latter is usually the spelling in the early eds. when the word is = worthless, bad, wicked. See A. Y. L. p. 142. 100. Were best. It...


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