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

The Merchant of Venice, II, 3.

Scene iii.] Scene iv. Pope.

Enter...] Enter J. and the Clown. Qq Ff.

1: I am] I’m Pope.

9: in talk] Qq. talk Ff.

11: did] F₂ F₃ F₄. doe Qq F₁.

11, 12: did...get thee] do...get thee— Steevens.

13: something] Qq. somewhat Ff.

17: child!] child? Rowe. child, Qq Ff.

The Merchant of Venice, II, 4.

Scene iv.] Scene v. Pope.

5: us yet] as yet F₄.

8: o’] a Q₁ F₃ F₄. of Q₂ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄.

9: Enter...] Ff. Enter L. Qq.

10: An it shall] And it shall Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. If it Q₁.

10, 11: it shall seem] shall it seeme. F₁.

13: whiter] whither F₂.

14: Is] Qq. I Ff.

21: Go, gentlemen] go. Gentlemen Capell.

[Exit L.] Exit Clown. Qq Ff, placing it after line 23.

22: you] om. Q₁.

this] th’ Hanmer.

The Merchant of Venice, II, 5.

Scene v.] Scene vi. Pope.

Enter S. and L.] Enter the Jew and Lancelet. Q₁. Enter Jew and his man that was the Clown. Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

1: shalt] shall F₁ F₂.

7: do] Qq Ff. did Rowe.

8: that] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

8, 9: Printed in Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄ as two lines, ending me...bidding.

25: i’ the] in the Q₁. ith Q₂ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄. ith’ F₃. i’ th’ F₄.

27: What, are there] Q₁. What are there Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. What are their Ff. What are these Pope.

you] om. Q₁.

29: squealing] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. squeaking Q₁.

wry-neck’d] wry-neck Chedworth conj.

39: I will go before] I’ll go before you S. Walker conj.

at] at a Q₁.

42: Jewess’] Pope. Jewes Qq F₁ F₂. Jew’s F₃ F₄.

46: and he] Qq. but he F₁. but F₂ F₃ F₄.

52, 53: Do...find] Q₁; printed as one line in Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄; bye Theobald as two lines, ending bid you...find.

52: Do...bid you] om. Pope.

doors] the doors Pope, who prints as one line Shut...find.

53: Fast...fast] safe...safe Collier Ms.

The Merchant of Venice, II, 6.

Scene vi.] Scene vii. Pope. Dyce makes no new scene here.

Enter...] Enter the maskers, Gratiano and Salarino. Q₁. Enter the maskers, Gratiano and Salerino. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. Enter the maskers, Gratiano and Salino. Ff.

2: to make] om. Steevens.

stand] Qq. a stand Ff.

almost] om. Grey conj.

5: pigeons] widgeons Warburton.

6: seal] Qq. steal Ff.

14: younker] Rowe. younger Qq Ff.

17: the] Qq. a Ff.

doth she] Qq F₁ F₂. she doth F₃ F₄. doth he Steevens conj.

18: over-weather’d] over-wetherd Q₁ Q₂. over-weatherd Q₃ Q₄. over-wither’d Ff.

24: I’ll...then] Then will I watch as long for you Jackson conj.

you then. Approach] you. Come then, approach Ritson conj.

Approach] Qq Ff. Come, approach Pope.

25: Ho!] Ho, Q₁. Howe Q₂. Hoa Ff. Hoe Q₃ Q₄.

who’s] whose Qq.

33: it is] tis Q₁.

34: I am] I’m Pope.

41: shames] shame F₂.

44: are you] Qq. you are Ff.

45: lovely garnish of a] garnish of a lovely Collier MS.

50: more] Ff. mo Qq.

51: Gentile] Q₁ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ F₃ F₄. gentle Q₂ F₁.

52: Beshrew] Q₁ Ff. Beshrow Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

58: gentlemen] gentleman Q₂.

59: [Exit...] Exit. Qq Ff.

60: Who’s there] Whose there Q₂.

61: Fie, fie] Fie Pope.

66: I...you] omitted in Q₁.

67, 68: Continued to Antonio in Q₁.

The Merchant of Venice, II, 7.

Scene vii.] Scene iii. Rowe. Scene viii. Pope.

[Flourish of cornets.] Flourish. Capell. om. Qq Ff. See note (iv).

Enter...] Enter Portia with Morrocho, and both their trains. Qq Ff.

5: many] Qq. om. Ff.

10: How...right?] This line is repeated in F₁ F₂.

12: withal] with all Collier.

18: threatens. Men] Rowe. threatens men Qq Ff.

21: nor give] Qq Ff. not give Rowe (ed. 2).

24: Morocco] Morrochius Pope.

26: thy] the F₄.

29: afeard] afraid Q₃ Q₄.

34: deserve] deserve her Collier (Capell conj.).

41: vasty] Q₁. vastie Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. vaste F₁ F₂. vast F₃ F₄.

45: Spits] Spets Qq Ff.

51: rib] Q₁ Ff. ribb Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

57: Stamped] Rowe (ed. 2). Stampt Qq Ff.

62: [He...casket.] om. Qq Ff.

62–64: O hell...scroll] As in Capell. As two lines ending Death ... scroll in Qq Ff.

64: I’ll...writing] Qq F₁. omitted in F₂ F₃ F₄.

69: tombs do] Capell (Johnson conj.). timber do Q₁ F₂ F₄. timber doe Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄. wood may Pope.

72: Your] This Johnson conj.

Here Holt White would repeat line 65, All ... gold.

77: [Exit...cornets.] Dyce. Exit. Qq Ff. See note (iv).

The Merchant of Venice, II, 8.

Scene viii.] Scene iv. Rowe. Scene ix. Pope. Scene vii. Dyce. Act iii. Scene i. Johnson conj.

6: came] Qq. comes Ff.

8: gondola] Theobald. gondylo Qq. gondilo Ff. gondalo Rowe.

9: amorous] armorous Q₁.

20: two stones, two] Qq F₁. two F₂ F₃ F₄. two stones, Pope. too—two Collier (Collier MS.).

34: do not] do’t not Heath conj.

for] lest Capell (corrected in MS.).

39: Slubber] Q₁ Ff. Slumber Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

42: enter in....of] entertain....off Jackson conj.

mind of love] mind, of love Bennet Langton conj. bond of love Staunton conj. See note (v).

43: employ] apply Collier (Collier MS.).

52: embraced] enraced Warburton. entranced Johnson conj. (withdrawn). impressed Jackson conj. unbraced Anon. ap. Halliwell conj.

The Merchant of Venice, II, 9.

Scene ix.] Scene v. Rowe. Scene x. Pope. Scene viii. Dyce.

3: Flourish of cornets.] Ff. om. Qq.

Enter...] Enter Arragon, his traine and Portia. Qq Ff.

7: you] Qq. thou Ff.

13–15: marriage: Lastly, If I do] Edd. marriage: Lastly, if I do Qq Ff. marriage: Last, if I Pope. marriage; lastly, If I do Capell.

19, 20: me. Fortune...hope!] me, fortune...hope: Qq Ff.

22: After this line Mr Lloyd proposes to insert ‘Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves:’ see l. 35.

25: desire!] desire, Qq Ff.

’many’ may] may Pope.

25, 26: that...By the] by that many may be Meant the Grant White conj.

26: By the fool] Of the full Pope.

28: pries not to the] prize not the Collier MS.

30: road] rode Qq Ff.

33: multitudes] multitude S. Walker conj.

39: merit?] Rowe. merit, Qq Ff.

42: and] om. Pope.

46: peasantry] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. pesantry Q₁. pleasantry Ff.

46–48: glean’d...Pick’d] pick’d...Glean’d Johnson conj.

48: chaff] F₄. chaffe Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. chaft Q₂.

ruin] rowing or rowen Steevens conj.

49: varnish’d] vernish’d Q₁. varnist Q₂. vanned Warburton.

51: for this] om. Steevens (Ritson conj.).

52: [He...casket.] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

57: deservings] deserving F₄.

58: have] Qq Ff. get Knight.

60: prize] price Capell conj.

62: is] om. Q₁.

64: judgement] judement Q₂.

68: I wis] See note (vi).

70: wife] wise Jackson conj.

72: be gone] Qq F₁. be gone sir F₂ F₃ F₄. farewel, sir Capell.

73: Still] Q₁. Arrag. Still Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. Ar. Still Ff.

78: wroth] Q₃ Q₄. wroath Q₁ Q₂ Ff. wrath Warburton. roth Dyce.

[Exeunt...train.] Capell. [Exit. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

79: moth] Q₁ F₃ F₄. moath Q₂ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄.

81: the wisdom] their wisdome Q₁.

83: goes] go Hanmer.

84: Enter a Servant.] Rowe. Enter Messenger. Qq Ff.

85: Por.] Ner. Tyrwhitt conj.

90: courteous] curious Q₃ Q₄.

95: fore-spurrer] fore-spurrier Capell (corrected in MS.).

96: afeard] afraid Pope.

97: Thou wilt] Thou’lt Pope.

100: Quick Cupid’s post] Cupid’s quick post Collier MS.

101: Bassanio, lord Love,] Rowe. Bassanio Lord, love Q₁ Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃. Bassanio, Lord, Love Q₃ Q₄. Bassanio Lord, love, F₄.

The Merchant of Venice, III, 1.

6: gossip Report] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. gossips report Q₁ Ff.

8: as lying a] as a lying Q₁.

12: honest Antonio] honest Antho. F₂ F₃ F₄.

19: my] thy Theobald (Warburton).

Enter Shylock.] Q₁. In Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄ after line 20.

21: knew] know Q₁.

26: fledged] fledg’d Q₁ Ff. flidge Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. fledge Capell.

31: years] times Rowe (ed. 2).

32: blood] Q₁ Ff. my blood Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

35: rhenish] Rowe. rennish Qq F₁ F₂. rhennish F₃ F₄.

36: any loss at sea] at losse a sea Q₁.

37, 38: a prodigal] for a prodigal Warburton.

38: dare] dares Rowe (ed. 2).

39: was used] us’d Rowe (ed. 2). was wont Collier MS.

47: half] of half Warburton.

49: his reason] Qq. the reason Ff.

53: means] medicines Warburton conj.

54: winter and summer] summer and winter Hanmer.

59: humility? Revenge] Rowe. humility, revenge? Qq Ff.

60: by Christian] by a Christian F₃ F₄.

example? Why, revenge.] F₄. example, why revenge? Qq F₁. example? why revenge F₂ F₃.

62: Enter a Servant.] Enter a man from Anthonio. Qq Ff.

67: [Exeunt...] Exeunt Gentlemen. Qq Ff.

68: Genoa] Genowa Qq F₁ F₂ F₃. Geneva F₄.

77: would] O would Q₁.

78: them? Why, so:] them, why so: Q₁. them, why so? Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

79: what’s] whats Qq. how much is Ff.

thou] Qq F₁. then F₂ F₃ F₄. there! Lloyd conj.

82: lights on] Q₁. lights a Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. lights o’ Rowe (ed. 2).

82, 83: but of] Q₁. but a Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. but o’ Rowe (ed. 2).

85: heard in] heard, is in Q₃ Q₄.

Genoa] Genoway Q₁. Genowa Q₂ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. Genoua F₄.

86: What, what, what?] What, what, Rowe.

88: Is’t, is’t] Q₁. Is it, is it Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

91: thee] the Q₁.

92: where] Rowe. heere Qq. here Ff.

93: in] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

99: to] unto Q₁.

that swear] that swear that Q₁.

101: of it] on’t Q₁.

108: Tubal] om. Pope.

111: I will. Go, go] Pope. I will go: go Q₁. I will: goe Q₃ F₁. I will: go F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃ F₄.

The Merchant of Venice, III, 2.

Scene ii. Enter...] Enter B. P. G. and all their Traines. Qq. (traine. Ff.)

1: Por.] Por. [Aside to Bass. Anon. conj.

3: therefore] om. Pope.

11: I am then] Q₁. then I am Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

16: half yours] half F₂ F₃ F₄. yours Capell.

17: if] Qq. of F₁. first F₂ F₃ F₄.

18: O] Qq Ff. Alas Pope.

19: Put] F₂ F₃. Puts Qq F₁ F₄.

20: not yours] I’m not yours Johnson conj.

so] not so Capell.

21: it, not I] it, not me Hanmer. it. Not I Warburton. it—Not I Johnson.

22: peize] Qq Ff. poize Rowe (ed. 1). peece Rowe (ed. 2). piece Johnson. pause Collier MS.

23: eke] eck Q₁. ech Q₂. ich F₁ F₂ F₃. eech Q₃ Q₄. itch F₄.

eke it] eche it out Pope (ed. 2).

to draw] draw F₂ F₃ F₄.

it out] out Q₁.

30: life] league S. Walker conj.

33: do] doth F₁.

44: Then] [Aside] Then Anon. conj.

46: proper] just Pope.

54: presence] prescience Becket conj.

61: thou] See note (vii).

much much] Q₂ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. much Q₁ F₁ F₄.

62: I] To Q₁.

Music.] Here Music. Ff. om. Qq.

whilst...] the whilst. Qq Ff.

63: is] his Warburton.

66: Reply, reply] Reply Hanmer. See note (viii).

67: eye] Qq. eyes Ff.

71: I’ll begin it] Printed in Roman letters in Qq Ff, the rest of the song being in italics.

81: vice] F₂ F₃ F₄. voice Qq F₁.

82: mark] om. Q₁.

93: make] Pope. maketh Q₁ Q₂. makes Ff Q₃ Q₄.

97: guiled] Qq F₁. guilded F₂ F₃ F₄. gilded Rowe. guilty Warburton. guiling Becket conj.

99: Indian beauty;] Indian dowdy; Hanmer. Indian; beauty’s Harness (Theobald conj.). Indian gipsy; S. Walker conj. Indian: beauty, Collier MS. Indian favour; Lettsom conj. Indian Idol; Anon. ap. Halliwell conj. Indian visage or Indian feature; Spedding conj. Indian beldam Edd. conj.

100: times] tires or trims Theobald conj.

101: Therefore] Q₁. Therefore then Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄. Then Pope.

102: food] foole Q₁.

103: pale] stale Farmer conj.

106: paleness] Qq Ff. plainness Theobald (Warburton).

108: [Aside] Edd.

110: shuddering] shyddring Qq.

green-eyed] green-hode Becket conj.

111: O...moderate] Be moderatee love Hanmer.

112: rein] reine Q₃ Q₄. range Q₁. raine Q₂ F₁ F₂. rain F₃ F₄. pour Lansdowne version.

114: surfeit] surfeit me Steevens conj. surfeit in’t or surfeit on’t Anon. conj.

What find I] What do I find Hanmer. Ha! what find I Capell.

[Opening...] om. Qq Ff.

117: whether] Ff Q₃ Q₄. whither Q₁ Q₂.

119: sugar] sugar’d Pope.

122: to entrap] t’ intrap Q₁ Ff Q₃ Q₄. tyntrap Q₂.

126: itself] himself Johnson conj. it’s self Jackson conj.

unfurnish’d] Qq Ff. unfinish’d Rowe. half-furnish’d Anon. ap. Halliwell conj.

144: still...in a] gazing still in Pope.

145: peals] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. pearles Q₁.

149: me] Qq. my Ff.

Bassanio] Bassiano F₁ F₂.

154: ten thousand] ten Lloyd conj.

155, 156: Printed as one line in Qq Ff.

156: only] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

159: sum of something,] summe of something: Q₁ Q₃ Q₄. sume of something: Q₂. sum of nothing: Ff. some of something, Warburton.

162: happier than] happier then Qq F₁. happier then in F₂ F₃ F₄. more happy then in Pope. and happier than Steevens. and happier in Lloyd conj.

this,] this, in that Capell.

164: is] in Collier (Collier MS.).

168: but now I] I but now Pope.

the lord] Qq Ff. the lady Rowe. lady Pope.

169: master] Qq Ff. mistress Rowe.

172: lord] lord’s Q₂.

186: Bassanio’s] Ff Q₃ Q₄. Bassanio is Q₁. Bassanios Q₂.

197: have] gave F₁.

200: loved for intermission.] F₃ F₄. loved: for intermission Theobald. lov’d for intermission, Q₁ Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃.

202: casket] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. caskets Q₂ Ff.

204: here] heere Qq F₁. heete F₂. heat F₃ F₄. herd Rowe (ed. 1). her Rowe (ed. 2).

sweat] F₃ F₄. swet Qq F₁ F₂.

205: roof] roofe Q₁. rough Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. tongue Collier MS.

210: is, so] Qq. is so, so Ff.

221, 222, 230: Salerio] Qq Ff. Salanio Rowe. See note (ix).

221: Scene iii. Pope.

Salerio...Venice.] Q₁ Q₂ Salerio. Ff. Salerio? from Venice. Q₃ Q₄. Salanio. Rowe. Salerino. Capell.

225: very] om. Q₃ Q₄.

232: I] Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

234: [Gives...] Theobald.

238: [Opens the letter. Ff. [He opens the Letter. Q₁. [Open the letter. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

239, 245: yon] Q₁. yond Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

244: I would] Qq Ff. Would Pope.

246: steals] Qq Ff. steal Pope.

Bassanio’s] Bassiano’s F₁ F₂.

251: I must freely] Qq F₁. must freely F₂ F₃ F₄. I must Pope.

265: Here is] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. Heer’s Q₁.

266: as] is Pope.

269: Have] Rowe. Hath Qq Ff.

270: and] from Rowe.

272: scape] scaped Anon. conj.

295: condition’d and] condition’d: an Warburton.

unwearied] unwearied’st Hunter conj. most unwearied Lansdowne version.

303: this] his S. Walker conj.

304: Shall] Qq Ff. Should Capell.

through] Qq F₁. through my F₂ F₃ F₄. thorough Collier conj.

314, 315: Bid...dear] Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.

317: Bass. [reads] om. Qq Ff.

320: you and I] Qq Ff. you and me Pope.

I, if...death.] I. If...death:— C. Kemble conj.

but see] Qq. see Ff.

323: Por.] om. Q₁.

327: No] Q₁. Nor Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.