The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, I, 1.

Sc. i. Enter...] Enter Theseus, Hippolita, with others. Qq Ff.

4: wanes] waues Q₁.

6: withering out] wintering on Warburton. lithering out Becket conj.

7: night] Q₁. nights Q₂ Ff.

8: nights] Q₁ Ff. daies Q₂.

10: New-bent] Rowe. Now bent Qq Ff.

15: [Exit Ph.] Theobald.

19: revelling] revelry Holt White conj.

24, 26: Stand forth, Demetrius...Stand forth, Lysander] Printed in Qq Ff as stage directions. Corrected by Rowe.

27: This man hath bewitch’d] Qq F₁. This hath bewitch’d F₂ F₃ F₄.

bewitch’d] witch’d Theobald.

38: harshness] hardness Collier MS.

51: leave] ’leve Warburton. lave Becket conj.

69: if you yield not] not yielding Pope.

76: earthlier happy] earlier happy Pope conj. earthly happier Capell.

81: whose unwished] Qq F₁. to whose unwished F₂ F₃. to whose unwish’d F₄.

87: your] you F₂.

94: Hermia’s] Hermia Tyrwhitt conj.

98: unto] upon Hanmer.

101: fortunes] fortune’s Rowe.

102: Demetrius’] Pope. Demetrius Qq Ff.

107: Nedar’s] Nestor’s S. Walker conj.

125: nuptial] Qq F₁. nuptialls F₂ F₃ F₄.

127: [Exeunt...] Exeunt. Manet L. and M. Qq Ff.

128: Scene ii. Pope.

130: which I could] yet could I Becket conj.

131: my] Qq. mine Ff.

132: Ay me! for aught that I could ever] Eigh me; for ought that I could ever Qq. For ought that ever I could F₁. Hermia for ought that ever I could F₂ F₃ F₄. Ay me! for aught that ever I could Dyce.

136: low] Theobald. love Qq Ff.

too...low] to be enthrall’d! too high, too low Becket conj.

138: to young] too young F₄.

139: friends] Qq. merit Ff. men Collier MS.

140: eyes] Qq. eie F₁. eye F₂ F₃ F₄.

143: momentany] Qq. momentary Ff.

146: spleen] shene Becket conj.

148: do] to F₃ F₄.

154: due] dewe Q₁.

159: remote] Qq. remov’d Ff.

167: observance to a] Qq. observance for a Ff. observance to the Pope.

168–178: Her. My good......with thee] Her. My good Lysander! Lys. I swear...spoke. Her. In that...with thee Warburton.

172: loves] Q₁. love Q₂ Ff.

180: Scene iii. Pope.

182: your fair] Qq. you fair Ff. you, fair Rowe (ed. 2).

186: so] Qq Ff. so! Theobald.

187: Yours would I] Hanmer. Your words I Qq F₁. Your words Ide F₂ F₃ F₄.

191: I’d] Hanmer. ile Q₁. Ile Q₂ F₁ F₂. I’le F₃ F₄.

200: folly, Helena, is no fault] Q₁. folly, Helena, is none Q₂ Ff. fault, Oh Helena, is none Hanmer. fault, fair Helena, is none Collier MS.

205: as] Q₁. like Q₂ Ff.

206: do] must Collier MS.

207: unto a] Q₁. into Q₂ Ff.

213: gates] Qq F₁ F₂. gate F₃ F₄.

216: sweet] Theobald. sweld Qq Ff.

219: stranger companies] Theobald. strange companions Qq Ff.

225: dote] Qq. dotes Ff.

229: do] Qq. doth Ff.

237: haste] hast F₄.

239: he is so oft] Q₁ he is oft Q₂. he is often F₁. he often is F₂ F₃ F₄.

240: in game themselves] themselves in game F₃ F₄.

244: this] Q₁ Ff. his Q₂.

245: So] Lo, Capell.

248: this] Qq. his Ff.

249: a dear expense] dear recompense Collier MS.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, I, 2.

Scene ii.] Scene iv. Pope.

Quince’s house.] Capell. Changes to a cottage. Theobald.

3: according to] Q₁ Ff. according Q₂.

6: the duchess] duchess Pope (ed. 2).

8, 9: grow to a point] Qq. grow on to a point F₁ F₂ F₃. grow on to appoint F₄. go on to a point Warburton. go on to appoint Collier MS.

19: gallant] Qq. gallantly Ff.

22: storms] stones Collier MS.

24: cat] cap Warburton.

in, to] in two ed. 1661.

25–32: Printed as prose in Qq Ff.

26: And] With Farmer conj.

37: Flute,] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff.

45: See note (i).

56: and, I hope, here] Qq. and I hope there Ff. I hope there Rowe (ed. 2).

59: it be] be F₁.

66: An] And Q₁. If Q₂ Ff.

70: friends] friend F₄.

if] Qq. if that Ff.

73: roar you] Qq. roar Ff.

84: colour] Qq. colour’d Ff.

perfect] Ff. perfit Qq.

91: will we] Q₁. we will Q₂ Ff.

95: most] Q₁. more Q₂ Ff.

obscenely] obscurely Grey conj. (withdrawn).

96: Take...adieu] given by Singer to Quince.

pains] Qq F₁. paine F₂ F₃ F₄.

perfect] Ff. perfit Qq.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, II, 1.

[Scene i. Enter...] Enter a Fairie at one doore, and Robin goodfellow at another. Qq Ff.

3, 5: Thorough...thorough, Thorough...thorough] Q₁. Through...through, Through...through Q₂ Ff.

7: moon’s sphere] moony sphere Grant White (Steevens conj.).

9: orbs] herbs Grey conj.

10: tall] all Collier MS.

11: coats] cups Collier MS.

14: here] here and there Capell.

30: square] jar Peck conj. sparre Id. conj.

32: Either] Or Pope.

33: sprite] Q₁. spirit Q₂ Ff.

34: not you] Q₁. you not Q₂ Ff.

35: frights] fright F₃ F₄.

villagery] villageree Q₁. villagree Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃. vilagree F₄.

36–39. Skim...labour...make...make...Mislead] Qq Ff. Skims...labours...makes...makes...Misleads Collier.

42: Thou] I am—thou Johnson. Fairy, thou Collier (Collier MS.).

speak’st] speakest Q₁. speakest me Capell.

46: filly] Q₁. silly Q₂ Ff.

50: dewlap] Rowe (ed. 2). dewlop Qq Ff.

54: tailor] rails or Capell. tail-sore Anon. ap. Capell conj.

54, 55: cough...laugh] coffe...loffe Qq Ff.

56: waxen] yexen Singer (Farmer conj.).

58: room] make room Pope.

fairy] faëry Johnson conj.

room, fairy! here] fairy, room, for here Seymour conj.

59: he] Qq F₁. we F₂ F₃ F₄.

60: Scene ii. Pope.

Enter...] Enter the King of Fairies at one door with his traine, and the Queen at another with hers. Qq Ff.

61: Fairies, skip] Theobald. Fairy, skip Qq Ff. Fairies, keep Harness conj. Fairies, trip Dyce conj.

65: hast] Qq. wast Ff.

69: steppe] Q₁. steepe Q₂ Ff.

77: through the glimmering] glimmering through the Warburton.

78: Perigenia] Perigune Theobald. Perigyne Hanmer. Perigouna Grant White (North’s Plutarch).

79: Ægle] Rowe. Eagles Qq Ff.

80: Antiopa] Atiopa F₁.

82: the] that Hanmer (Warburton).

85: in] on Pope.

pelting] Qq. petty Ff.

91: Have] Rowe (ed. 2). Hath Qq Ff.

95: his] its Pope.

97: murrion] murrain Warburton.

99: in] on Collier MS.

101: want...here;] want;...here, Knight (Anon. conj.). chant,—...here; Grant White conj.

winter here] F₃ F₄. winter heere Qq F₁ F₂. winter chear Theobald conj. (withdrawn). winters heryed Warburton. wonted year Johnson conj. winter gere Brae conj.

101–114: Johnson proposes to arrange in the following order: 101, 107–114, 102–104, 106, 105.

106: thorough] Q₁ F₂ F₃. through Q₂ F₁ F₄.

107: hoary] Q₁ F₃ F₄. hoared Q₂ F₁ F₂.

109: thin] Halliwell (Tyrwhitt conj.). chinne Qq F₁ F₂. chin F₃ F₄. chill Grey conj.

112: childing] chiding Pope.

113: mazed] amazed Rowe.

114: increase] inverse Hanmer. inchase Warburton.

115: evils comes] F₂ F₃. evils, Comes Qq F₁. evil comes F₄.

122: The fairy] Thy fairy Collier MS.

123: votaress] votresse Qq Ff.

127: on] Qq F₁ F₂. of F₃ F₄.

131: Following,—her...squire,—] Following (her womb...squire) Qq Ff. (Following...squire) Steevens (Kenrick conj.). Follying (her...squire) Theobald (Warburton). Her fellowing womb... Becket conj.

rich] ripe Collier MS.

136: do I] Q₁. I do Q₂ Ff.

144: fairy] om. Steevens (Farmer conj.).

Fairies] Elves Pope.

149: once] Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄. that Rowe.

155: saw] Q₁. say Q₂ Ff.

157: all arm’d] alarm’d Theobald (Warburton).

158: the] Ff. om. Qq.

160: should] would F₄.

162: Quench’d] Quench F₃ F₄.

163: votaress] votresse Qq Ff.

172: it sees] is seen Collier MS.

175: I’ll] I’d Collier MS.

round] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff.

177: when] whence Q₂.

179: then] Q₁. when Q₂ Ff. which Rowe.

181: on meddling] or meddling Rowe.

183: from off] from of Q₁ off from Q₂ Ff.

188: Scene iii. Pope.

190: slay......slayeth] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). stay...stayeth Qq Ff.

191: unto] Qq. into Ff.

192: wode...wood] Hanmer. wodde...wood Q₁. wood...wood Q₂ Ff.

197: you] om. F₃ F₄.

201: nor] Ff. not Qq. and Pope.

202: you] Q₁. thee Q₂ Ff.

206: lose] loathe Anon. ap. Halliwell conj.

208: can] can can F₂.

210: use] Qq. do Ff. do use Reed.

220, 221: privilege: for that It is] Qq Ff. privilege for that. It is Malone (Tyrwhitt conj.).

235: questions] question Steevens conj.

238: the field] Q₁. and field Q₂ Ff.

242: [Exit Dem.] om. Qq Ff. Demetrius breaks from her and exit. Capell.

243: I’ll] Ile Qq. I Ff.

244: [Exit] Q₂ Ff. om. Q₁.

245: Scene iv. Pope.

246: Re-enter Puck] Enter Pucke. Qq Ff (after line 247).

247: Hast thou...wanderer] Welcome wanderer; hast thou the flower there] Jackson conj.

249: where] whereon Pope.

250: oxlips] Q₁. oxslips Q₂ Ff. the oxslips Rowe. oxslip Pope. oxlip Theobald.

oxlips...violets] violets...ox-lip Keightley conj.

251: Quite] om. Pope.

over-canopied] overcanopi’d Q₁. overcanoped Q₂. over-cannoped Ff. O’er cannopy’d Pope.

luscious] Ff. lushious Qq. lush Steevens (Theobald conj.).

253–256: Keightley proposes to arrange, 255, 256, 253, 254, and would insert a line after 254, e.g. ‘Upon her will I steal there as she lies’.

253: sometime] some time Rowe.

254: flowers] bowers Grant White (Collier MS.).

with] from Hanmer.

256: wrap] F₂ F₃ F₄. wrappe Q₁. rap Q₂ F₁.

257: And] There Hanmer.

266: fond on] fond of Rowe.

268: [Exeunt.] Qq. [Exit. Ff.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, II, 2.

Scene ii.] Capell. Scene v. Pope. Scene iii. Steevens.

2: for] ’fore Theobald. in Heath conj.

a minute] the midnight Warburton.

7: spirits] sports Hanmer (Warburton).

9: Fir. Fairy.] Capell. Fairies sing. Qq Ff.

13, 24: chorus.] Capell. om. Qq Ff.

14: in our] Qq. in your Ff. now your Collier MS.

20: Fir. Fairy.] 1. Fai. Q₁. 1. Fairy. Q₂. 2. Fairy Ff.

21: spinners] Q₁ Ff. spinders Q₂.

25: Sec. Fairy.] 2. Fai. Qq. 1. Fairy. Ff.

26: [Exeunt Fairies.] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

Titania sleeps.] Shee sleepes. F₁. om. Qq.

Enter...eyelids.] Capell. Enter Oberon. Qq Ff.

32: that] what Pope.

34: [Exit.] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

35: Scene vi. Pope.

wood] Q₁. woods Q₂ Ff.

38: comfort] comfor Q₁.

39: Be it] Q₂ Ff Bet it Q₁. Be ’t Pope.

45, 46: innocence!...conference] conference!...innocence Warburton.

46: takes] take Tyrwhitt conj.

conference] confidence Collier MS.

47: is] it Q₁.

48: we can] Qq. can you Ff. can we Capell.

49: interchained] Qq. interchanged Ff.

57, 119: human] F₄. humane Qq F₁ F₂ F₃.

65: [They sleep.] Ff. om. Qq.

67: found] Q₁. find Q₂ Ff.

77: Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy] Near to this lack-love, this kill-curtesie Pope. Near to this kill-courtesie Theobald. Near to this lack-love kill-curtesie Warburton. Near this lack-love, kill-courtesy Steevens. Nearer this lack-love, this kill-courtesy S. Walker conj.

84: Scene vii. Pope.

Stay] Qq F₁. Say F₂ F₃ F₄.

87: [Exit.] Exit Demetrius. Ff. om. Qq.

96: marvel] mavaile F₂.

100: Lysander! Capell. Lysander Qq Ff.

104: Helena] Helen Pope.

Nature shows] Nature shewes Qq. Nature her shewes F₁. Nature here shews F₂ F₃ F₄. Nature shews her Singer (Malone conj.).

105: thy heart] my heart S. Walker conj.

106: is] Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

113: I love] Q₁. now I love Q₂ Ff.

118: ripe not] not ripe Rowe (ed. 2).

122: Love’s stories] Love-stories S. Walker conj.

127: Demetrius’] Rowe (ed. 2). Demetrius Qq Ff. Demetrius’s Rowe (ed. 1).

138: the stomach] Qq F₁. a stomach F₂ F₃ F₄.

140: they] Qq. that Ff.

143: your] their Collier MS.

147: Ay me] Ah me Capell.

150: you] Qq. yet Ff.

154: swoon] swoune Q₁. swound Q₂ F₂ F₃ F₄. sound F₁.

156: Either] Or Pope.