P. 194. (133) "Whose youth, like wanton boys through bonfires, Seward printed "Whose freaks of youth," &c.-Some word has probably dropt out here; but the construction of the passage is such as our early writers frequently employ: the poet wrote "youth....HAVE" on account of the intervening "boys:" see note 101. i.e. stop, hold there. --Mason, not being aware how common this expression is, would read "Hold, there." Weber marked this scene "An Apartment in the Palace." See note 147. The old eds. have "some Attendants, T. Tucke: Curtis." See note 118. P. 202. (140) "Which sometime show well, pencill'd :" The old eds. have no point between “well” and “pencill'd."-Seward printed "Which Time shall shew well pencill'd." -The editors of 1778, "Which sometime shew well-pencill'd;" and so Mr. Knight. The punctuation which I give (with Weber) was proposed by Mason, who observes, "The meaning is, She shall see deeds of honour actually performed, which shew well, even when represented in painting." I may add that Heath (Ms. Notes) had anticipated Mason in this punctuation. P. 202. (141) "the price and garland To crown the questant's title.” The old eds. instead of "questant's" have "Questions;" with which Mr. Collier (note on The Merry Wives of Windsor, act iii. sc. 4,-Shakespeare, vol. i. p. 222, sec. ed.) compares the error of the folio Shakespeare 1632, where in All's well that ends well, act ii. sc. 1, the misprint "question" for "questa When Mr. Collier (ibid.) says that here "price" should be "priz he forgot that "price" is common in the sense of reward, occurs. P. 203. (142) The old eds. have "them." P. 203. (143) "him" "Omit a ward, or forfeit an offence," "Mr. Sympson would read 'defence;' but 'ward' and 'defence' is the sam thing. 'Offence' is the reverse to 'ward,' as weapons of offence and defenc To forfeit an offence, therefore, is to miss the opportunity of striking som advantageous blow, that might give the victory." SEWARD. These words are followed in the old eds. by “Enter Servant :" but it is plain that Emilia was not left unattended; see the speech of Theseus in this page. Was omitted by Seward; and so the editors of 1778. "The word 'else' should not be struck out, as it is frequently introduced in these plays [of Beaumont and Fletcher] in the same manner. It is quite in the style of the authors." MASON, P. 205. (146) "for he that was thus good Encounter'd yet his better." "One cannot help thinking of Ἐσθλὸς ἐὼν, ἄλλου κρείττονος ἀντέτυχεν, Can the circumstance be accidental? I think not." Walker's Crit. Exam. &c. vol. iii. p. 346. P. 206. (147) "The same part of the forest," &c. Weber marked this scene "An open Place in the City with a Scaffold," in spite of what Theseus presently says (p. 209); " In this place first you fought; even very here See too the speech of Theseus, p. 177; "You shall both to your country," &c. Seward gave, with Theobald, "unwarp'd;" and so the editors of 1778.-Mr. Knight prints "unwappen'd." THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN. "dearly" eward, who compares the following passage at p. 210; "for whom an hour, ut one hour since, I was as dearly sorry s glad of Arcite." early." "He kept him," &c. ept him tweene his legges, on his hind hoofes on end he stands ;' 255 putting a (before the hemistich to connect it immediately s;] from which it should seem that the first part of the nitted by the compositor, being illegible in the manuscript. ver, perfect as it stands." WEBER. "Your" "Our." |