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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]

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This volume assembles several of the author's tragedies and histories, presenting edited texts alongside prefatory material, notes, and variant readings. It contains a romantic tragedy about feuding houses and ill-fated young lovers; a bitter portrayal of a wealthy figure whose generosity turns to misanthropy and ruin; a political drama depicting a leader's assassination and the ensuing struggle over public power and rhetoric; and a dark study of ambition, guilt, and the supernatural's effect on a ruler's conscience. Editorial commentary and textual emendations accompany each play to clarify language and stage practice.

FOOTNOTES:

[1933] Act ii. Scene i.] Rowe. om. Ff.

A Senator's house.] Capell, substantially. A publick Place in the City. Rowe.

[1934] with ... hand.] Capell. om. Ff.

[1935] thousand: to] Ff. thousand to Steevens.

[1936] twenty] Ff. ten Pope. twain Farmer conj. two Singer conj.

moe] F1. more F2 F3 F4.

[1937] me] 'em Malone conj.

[1938] And able horses] F1 F2. An able horse F3 F4. Ten able horse Theobald. Ten able horses Hanmer. Ay, able horses Jackson conj. A stable o' horses Collier (Collier MS.). Two able horses Singer conj.

porter] grim porter Staunton conj.

gate] After this Johnson conjectures that a line is lost.

[1939] rather one that] one that rathen Becket conj.

[1940] by] by it Theobald.

[1941] found ... in] Hanmer. sound ... in Ff. found ... on Capell. find ... in Capell conj.

[1942] my] om. Pope.

[1943] when—'Commend] when Commend F1. then Commend F2 F3 F4. with—Commend Rowe.

[1944] Plays] Play'ng Hanmer.

hand, thus: but] Ff. hand,—thus but Pope.

him] F1. him sirrah F2 F3 F4.

[1945] reliances ... Have] reliance ... Has Pope.

[1946] on his] on's S. Walker conj.

[1947] Which] Who Pope.

[1948] 'I go, sir!'] I go sir? F1. I goe sir? F2 F3. I go, sir? F4. Ay, go, sir: Pope. Omitted by Dyce and Staunton.

I ... you,] One line in Pope. Two in Ff.

[1949] in compt.] Theobald. in. Come. Ff. in count. Hanmer.

[1950] Scene II.] Rowe. om. Ff.

A hall....] Timon's Hall. Rowe.

[1951] Flavius,] Rowe. Steward, Ff (and elsewhere).

[1952] nor resumes] Rowe. nor resume Ff. and resumes Pope. no reserve, Collier MS. no reserves, Collier (ed. 2).

[1953] Was to be] Was, to be Hanmer. Was made to be Heath conj. Was Long MS. Was formed Mason conj. Was truly Singer MS. Was surely Collier (Collier MS.).

[1954] hear] here F2.

feel] he feel Keightley.

[1955] Enter....] Johnson. Enter Caphis, Isidore, and Varro. Ff.

[1956] Good even, Varro] Good evening, Varro Rowe (ed. 2). Good, even Varro Anon. conj. (Gent. Mag. Vol. LX. p. 127).

money?] money. Pope (ed. 2).

[1957] Good ... lord.] As in Ff. As verse in Capell, ending line 10 at what.

[1958] Var. Serv.] Malone. Var. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[1959] Isid. Serv.] Malone. Isid. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[1960] Enter....] Capell, substantially. Enter Timon, and his Traine. Ff.

[1961] With me? what is] Capell. With me, what is Ff. Well what's Pope.

[1962] [They present their Bills. Rowe.

[1963] lord,—] lord— Rowe. lord. Ff.

[1964] One ... past.] Prose in Ff. Verse in Capell.

[1965] humbly] om. Pope, reading From ... payment, as one line.

your] your lordship's Steevens conj. you S. Walker conj.

[1966] payment] payment of Keightley.

[1967] wants,—] wants— Rowe. wants. Ff.

[1968] Your ... lordship.] As in Ff. Malone ends line 36 at lord.

[1969] [Exeunt....] Capell. Exe. Lords. Rowe. om. Ff.

[To Flav.] Johnson.

pray you] om. Pope.

[1970] demands] claims Pope.

date-broke] Steevens (1793). date-broken Malone. debt, broken, Ff. debt, of broken Pope. broken Hanmer.

[1971] detention of] F1. detention F2. detention, F3 F4.

[1972] importunacy] importunity Pope.

[1973] Do ... entertain'd] As in Ff.

[Exit.] Exit Tim. Pope. om. Ff.

[1974] Pray] Pray you Capell, reading Wherefore ... near as two lines, the first ending friends. I pray Steevens (1793), following Capell's arrangement.

[1975] Scene III. Pope. Johnson conjectures that a scene is lost here.

[1976] Stay ... 'em,] Prose in Ff. Verse by Steevens (Capell conj. MS.).

[1977] ha'] ha F1 F2 F3. have F4.

[1978] [To the Fool] Steevens. om. Ff.

[1979] [To Var. Steevens. om. Ff.

[1980] thou'rt] Collier. th' art F1. thou art F2 F3 F4.

him] Ff. it Hanmer.

[1981] Where's] Who's Lettsom conj.

[1982] He] He that S. Walker conj.

rogues] rogues' Theobald (ed. 2).

[1983] Poor ... want!] Transferred to follow yourselves, line 75, Johnson conj.

[1984] All Serv.] All. Ff.

[1985] Gramercies] Gramercy Hanmer.

[1986] Gramercies ... mistress?] Prose in Pope. Two lines in Ff.

[1987] mistress'] mistress's Theobald. masters F1 F2 F3. master's F4.

[1988] [To the Fool] Johnson. om. Ff.

[1989] wise] wife F2.

[1990] Apemantus] F4. Apermantus F1 F2 F3.

[1991] Page.] F4. Boy. F1 F2 F3.

[1992] thou'lt] F4. thou't F1 F2 F3.

[1993] famish a] famish, a Rowe.

[1994] See note (VIII).

[1995] home.] home— Pope.

[1996] Ay; would] Capell. I would Ff.

[1997] I,—as] I—as Rowe. I: As Ff.

[1998] merry] F1 F2. merrily F3 F4.

[1999] Apem.] Fool. Hanmer.

[2000] sometime 't] F3 F4. sometime t' F1 F2. sometime it Pope. sometimes it Theobald.

sometime] sometimes F4.

[2001] sometime] sometimes Pope.

[2002] moe] F1. more F2 F3 F4.

[2003] Re-enter ...] Capell. Enter ... Ff.

[2004] I ... philosopher] Prose in Ff. Two lines, the first ending brother, in Ff.

[2005] [Exeunt ...] Exeunt Fool and Apemantus. Capell. om. Ff.

[2006] Pray you ... anon.] As in Pope. Two lines in Ff.

[2007] [Exeunt Servants.] Capell. Exeunt. Ff. Exeunt Creditors, Apemantus, and Fool. Theobald.

[2008] Scene IV. Pope.

marvel; wherefore] Rowe. mervell wherefore F1 F2. marvel wherefore F3 F4.

[2009] me,] Capell. me: Ff.

[2010] proposed] propos'd F2 F3 F4. propose F1.

[2011] your] F1. you F2 F3 F4.

[2012] you; you] Rowe. you, you Ff.

[2013] found] sound F1.

[2014] I have] I've Pope.

[2015] loved] lov'd F1. deare lov'd F2. dear lov'd F3 F4. belov'd S. Walker conj.

[2016] hear] heare F1. here F2 F3 F4.

too ... time] yet now's too late a time Hanmer. yet now's a time too late Collier MS.

[2017] The ... To pay your] Your greatest having lacks a half to pay Your Steevens conj.

[2018] your] you F2.

[2019] comes] come Hanmer.

[2020] How goes] Make good Hanmer. Hold good Warburton.

[2021] world is but a word] world's but as a word Becket conj.

word] F1. world F2 F3 F4.

[2022] or falsehood] or truth Seymour conj. of falsehood Edd. conj.

[2023] retired ... cock, And] retir'd me, and like a wasteful cock, Have Anon. apud Rann. conj. retired me, like a wasteful cock, And Mitford conj. retir'd (me too a wasteful cock,) And Staunton conj.

to] from Knight conj.

wasteful cock] lonely room Pope. wasteful nook Collier (Collier MS.). wakeful cock Jackson conj. wakeful couch Jervis conj.

[2024] Who] who now Pope.

Timon's] lord Timon's Steevens conj.

[2025] Lord] Rowe. L. Ff.

[2026] Timon ... Timon] F1. Timon ... Timons F2 F3. Timon ... Timon's F4. Timon's ... Timon's Hanmer.

[2027] Feast-won] Pope. Feast won Ff. Fast won Becket conj.

fast-lost] Theobald. fast lost Ff.

[2028] heart] hand or hands S. Walker conj.

[2029] the] all Hanmer.

[2030] argument] arguments Rowe.

[2031] I can] om. Steevens conj.

[2032] Mistake ... friends] As in Capell. One line in Pope, reading in my friends I'm wealthy. In Ff Shall ... friends is printed as three lines, ending perceive ... fortunes ... friends.

I am] I'm Johnson.

[2033] Flaminius] Rowe. Flavius Ff. Ho Flaminius Pope.

[2034] Enter ...] Rowe. Enter three Servants. Ff.

[2035] Scene V. Pope.

[2036] I will ... talents.] Prose in Ff. Seven lines of verse in Capell.

[2037] 'em] them Capell.

[2038] [Aside] First marked by Capell. om. Ff.

Lucullus] lord Lucullus Steevens (1793).

[2039] [To Flavius. Rowe. To another Serv. Malone (Capell conj.).

senators] senators of Athens Steevens conj.

[2040] health,] F3 F4. health; F1. health? F2.

[2041] I have] I've Pope.

[2042] treasure] Treature F1.

[2043] not—] not—but Hanmer. not, but Capell. not what— Dyce (ed. 2).

[2044] cold-moving] Theobald. cold moving Ff.

[2045] Prithee] I pr'ythee Pope.

[2046] in them] om. Hanmer.

[2047] [To a Serv.] Malone (Capell conj.). om. Ff.

[To Flav.] Malone. om. Ff.

[2048] Thou art] Thou'rt Pope.

honest] just Pope.

ingeniously] ingenuously F4.

[2049] [To Serv.] Malone. om. Ff.

[2050] [Exit Serv.] Edd. (Globe ed.). om. Ff.

[To Flav.] Malone. om. Ff.

give't] give it Steevens.

[2051] Ne'er] Nev'r Ff.

[2052] 'mong] 'mongst Boswell.

[2053] I would ... think it] Would I could not Pope. I would, I could not Steevens conj.

thought is] thought's Steevens conj.

I would ... foe] One line in Capell. Two in Ff.

foe;] foe? F2.


ACT III.

Scene I. A room in Lucullus's house.[2054]

Flaminius waiting. Enter a Servant to him.[2055]

Serv. I have told my lord of you; he is coming down
to you.[2056]
Flam. I thank you, sir.

Enter Lucullus.

Serv. Here's my lord.
Lucul. [Aside] One of Lord Timon's men? a gift, I[2057]5
warrant. Why, this hits right; I dreamt of a silver basin
and ewer to-night. Flaminius, honest Flaminius; you are[2058]
very respectively welcome, sir. Fill me some wine.[2058] [Exit
Servant.] And how does that honourable, complete, freehearted
gentleman of Athens, thy very bountiful good lord 10
and master?
Flam. His health is well, sir.
Lucul. I am right glad that his health is well, sir: and
what hast thou there under thy cloak, pretty Flaminius?
Flam. Faith, nothing but an empty box, sir; which, in 15
my lord's behalf, I come to entreat your honour to supply;
who, having great and instant occasion to use fifty talents,[2059]
hath sent to your lordship to furnish him, nothing doubting
your present assistance therein.
Lucul. La, la, la, la! 'nothing doubting,' says he? Alas, 20
good lord! a noble gentleman 'tis, if he would not keep so
good a house. Many a time and often I ha' dined with[2060]
him, and told him on't; and come again to supper to him,
of purpose to have him spend less; and yet he would[2061]
embrace no counsel, take no warning by my coming. 25
Every man has his fault, and honesty is his: I ha' told him[2062]
on't, but I could ne'er get him from 't.[2063]

Re-enter Servant, with wine.

Serv. Please your lordship, here is the wine.
Lucul. Flaminius, I have noted thee always wise.
Here's to thee.[2064] 30
Flam. Your lordship speaks your pleasure.
Lucul. I have observed thee always for a towardly
prompt spirit—give thee thy due—and one that knows
what belongs to reason; and canst use the time well, if the
time use thee well: good parts in thee. [To Serv.] Get[2065] 35
you gone, sirrah. [Exit Serv.] Draw nearer, honest Flaminius.[2066]
Thy lord's a bountiful gentleman: but thou art wise;
and thou knowest well enough, although thou comest to
me, that this is no time to lend money, especially upon
bare friendship, without security. Here's three solidares 40
for thee: good boy, wink at me, and say thou saw'st me
not. Fare thee well.
Flam. Is't possible the world should so much differ,
And we alive that lived? Fly, damned baseness,
To him that worships thee! [Throwing back the money.[2067]45
Lucul. Ha! now I see thou art a fool, and fit for thy
master. [Exit.[2068]
Flam. May these add to the number that may scald thee!
Let molten coin be thy damnation,[2069]
Thou disease of a friend, and not himself! 50
Has friendship such a faint and milky heart,
It turns in less than two nights? O you gods,
I feel my master's passion! this slave,[2070]
Unto his honour, has my lord's meat in him:[2070]
Why should it thrive and turn to nutriment,[2071] 55
When he is turn'd to poison?
O, may diseases only work upon't![2072]
And, when he's sick to death, let not that part of nature[2073]
Which my lord paid for, be of any power[2073][2074]
To expel sickness, but prolong his hour![2075] [Exit. 60

Scene II. A public place.[2076]

Enter Lucius, with three Strangers.

Luc. Who, the Lord Timon? He is my very good friend,
and an honourable gentleman.
First Stran. We know him for no less, though we are[2077]
but strangers to him. But I can tell you one thing, my
lord, and which I hear from common rumours: now Lord 5
Timon's happy hours are done and past, and his estate
shrinks from him.
Luc. Fie, no, do not believe it; he cannot want for money.[2078]
Sec. Stran. But believe you this, my lord, that not long[2079]
ago one of his men was with the Lord Lucullus to borrow 10
so many talents; nay, urged extremely for't, and showed[2080]
what necessity belonged to't, and yet was denied.
Luc. How!
Sec. Stran. I tell you, denied, my lord.
Luc. What a strange case was that! now, before the gods, 15
I am ashamed on't. Denied that honourable man! there was
very little honour showed in't. For my own part, I must[2081]
needs confess, I have received some small kindnesses from
him, as money, plate, jewels, and such-like trifles, nothing
comparing to his; yet, had he mistook him and sent to me,[2082] 20
I should ne'er have denied his occasion so many talents.[2083]

Enter Servilius.