Love’s Labour’s Lost, I, 1.

Scene i. The king...park] See note (iii).

Biron] F₂ F₃ F₄. Berowne Qq F₁ and passim.

3: And...death] Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.

13: Academe] Q₂ F₂. Achademe Q₁ F₁. Academy F₃ F₄.

18: schedule] sedule Q₁. scedule Q₂ Ff.

23: oaths] oath Steevens. See note (iv).

keep it too] keepe it to Qq F₁ keep them to F₂. keep them too F₃ F₄.

27: bankrupt quite] bancrout quite Q₁. bankerout Ff. banquerout Q₂. quite restored by Pope, and again rejected by Theobald.

29: these] this Collier MS.

31: pomp] pome Q₁.

62: feast...forbid] Theobald. fast...forbid Qq Ff. fast...fore-bid Theobald conj.

65: hard a keeping] hard-a-keeping Hanmer.

67: thus] Qq Ff. this Pope.

72: Why,] Pope. Why? Qq Ff. but] Q₁. and Ff Q₂.

77: of light] Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

83: it was] was it Steevens.

87: base] bare S. Walker conj.

others’] other Rowe (ed. 1).

92: nought but fame;] nought: but feign; Warburton. nought but shame; Id. conj.

103: any] Qq Ff. an Pope.

106: in] on Capell.

new-fangled] new-spangled Grey conj.

shows] F₃ F₄. showes Qq F₁ F₂. earth Theobald. mirth S. Walker conj. Malone supposes a line to be lost after line 103.

108: So you, to study] Go you to study, Anon. conj. But you’ll to study, Lettsom conj.

to study] by study Collier MS.

109: Climb o’er the house to unlock the little gate] Q₁ That were to climb o’er the house to unlock the gate Ff Q₂. Climb o’er the house-top to unlock the gate Collier MS. That were to climb the house o’er to unlock the gate Grant White.

110: sit] Qq F₂ F₃ F₄. fit F₁. set Malone conj. See note (v).

114: I’ll keep what] I’ll keep to what Collier MS.

swore] F₂ F₃ F₄. sworne Qq F₁.

117: strict’st] F₂ F₃ F₄. strictest Qq F₁.

123: this penalty?] this? Steevens, reading On...this? as a verse.

127: Biron] Theobald. Qq Ff continue this line to Longaville.

gentility] gentletie Q₁. garrulity Theobald conj. scurrility Staunton conj.

130: can possibly] Pope. can possible Q₁. shall possibly Ff Q₂.

136: bedrid] bedred Q₁.

138: hither] rather Collier MS.

146: She] We Capell.

147: us all] us both Q₂.

151: speak] Q₁. break Ff Q₂. plead Collier MS.

153: [Subscribes.] Subscribes and gives back the paper. Capell.

156: Other] Q₁. others Ff Q₂.

158: will last] last will S. Walker conj.

161: refined] Qq F₁. conceited F₂ F₃ F₄.

162: world’s] world’s Qq F₁. world F₂ F₃ F₄.

world’s...planted] world-new fashions flaunted Collier MS.

164: One whom] F₂ F₃ F₄. on who Q₁. one who F₁ Q₂.

176: fire-new] fire, new F₁.

178: is] are Pope.

Enter......Costard] Malone. Enter a Constable with Costard with a letter. Qq Ff.

179: Duke’s] Qq Ff. King’s Theobald.

182: tharborough] farborough Q₁.

191: heaven] having Theobald. haven Jackson conj. hearing Collier MS.

193: laughing] Capell. hearing Qq Ff.

194: and] om. Rowe (ed. 2).

197: climb] F₃ F₄. clime Qq F₁ F₂. chime Collier MS.

199: with the manner] with the manor Hanmer. in the manner Warburton.

205: it is] Qq F₁. is F₂ F₃ F₄. in Rowe (ed. 2).

220: true, but so] true: but so Qq Ff. true, but so, so Hanmer.

237: minnow] Qq Ff. minion or minim Anon. conj.

239, 241, 243: Me?...Me?...me?] Ff Q₂. Mee?...Mee?...mee. Q₁. Me...Me...me. Hanmer.

242: vassal] vessel Collier MS.

247: which] with, Theobald.

251: sweet] Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

252: meed] need Warburton.

253: thy] Qq F₁. the F₂ F₃ F₄.

257: keep] Qq F₂ F₃ F₄. keeper F₁.

vessel] vassal Theobald.

260: Adriano] Qq. Adriana Ff.

271: I...I] It...I F₂.

272, 273, 274: damsel] Q₁, except in line 241 demsel. damosell Ff Q₂.

287: [Exeunt...] Exeunt. F₂ F₃ F₄. om. Qq F₁.

288: good man’s hat] man’s good hat Capell conj. goodman’s hat Anon. conj.

290: Given to Constable in Collier MS.

293: prosperity] prosperie Q₁.

294: till then, sit thee] Q₁. untill then sit Ff Q₂. untill then set thee Collier MS.

Love’s Labour’s Lost, I, 2.

Scene ii.] Scene iii. Pope.

The same. Armado’s house. Pope. See note (iii).

Enter Armado...] Enter Armado a Braggart... F₂.

10, 11, 16: senior] signeor Q₁. signeur F₁.

13: epitheton] F₂ F₃ F₄. apethaton Q₁. apathaton. F₁ Q₂.

22: Little pretty] Little! pretty Theobald.

23: apt] om. Q₂.

27: ingenious] Q₁ F₄. ingenuous F₁ Q₂ F₂ F₃.

33: [Aside.] Hanmer.

the mere contrary] Qq F₁. the clean contrary F₂ F₃ F₄. contrary Hanmer.

36: Duke] King Theobald.

40: fitteth] Q₁ fits Ff Q₂.

48: do] Q₁. om. Ff Q₂.

51: here is] Q₁. here’s Ff Q₂.

ye’ll] Yele Q₁. You’ll FF Q₂.

51, 52: it is] is it Warburton.

55: [Aside. Hanmer.

86: green wit] See note (vi).

87: My] Me Q₂.

88: maculate] Q₁ immaculate Ff Q₂.

94: pathetical] poetical Collier MS.

97: blushing] F₂ F₃ F₄. blush-in Qq F₁.

107: very guilty] Qq Ff. guilty Rowe.

114: rational] irrational Hanmer.

115: [Aside.] Hanmer.

116: master] master deserves Hanmer.

117: love] F₂ F₃ F₄. loue Qq. ioue F₁.

120: Enter...] Enter Clown, Constable, and Wench. Qq Ff. Enter C., D., J. and Maid. Rowe.

122: suffer him to] Q₁. let him Ff Q₂.

123: a’] Q₁. hee F₁ Q₂. he F₂ F₃ F₄.

125: [Exit. Ff Q₂. om. Q₁.

133: that] Q₁ F₂ F₃ F₄. what F₁ Q₂.

138: Dull.] Theobald. Clo. Qq F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[Exeunt D. and J.] Exeunt. Qq Ff.

139: Arm.] Ar. Q₁. Clo. F₁. Brag. Q₂. Con. F₂ F₃ F₄.

148: will fast] will be fast F₂ F₃ F₄.

155: not] om. Q₂.

too] Q₁. om. Ff Q₂.

words] wards Johnson conj.

163: was Samson] was Sampson Q₁. Sampson was Ff Q₂.

165: Solomon] F₃ F₄. Salomon Qq F₁ F₂.

169: duello] duella. Q₁.

171: manager] Armiger Collier MS.

173: sonnet] Ff Qq. sonneteer Hanmer. sonneter Capell. a sonnet Amyot conj. sonnet-maker Collier MS. sonnets Grant White.

174: [Exit.] Q₁. Exit Finis actus primus. F₁ Q₂. Finis actus primi. F₂ F₃ F₄.

Love’s Labour’s Lost, II, 1.

Act ii.] om. Q₁. Actus secunda F₁ F₂. Actus secundus. Q₂ F₃ F₄.

Enter...] Rowe. Enter the Princesse of France with three attending Ladies and three Lords. Qq Ff.

1: dearest] clearest Collier MS.

2: who] Qq F₁. whom F₂ F₃ F₄.

13: Prin.] F₂ F₃ F₄. Queen. Qq F₁.

Lord] L. Qq Ff.

beauty, though] thought Q₂.

19: your wit in the praise] Qq F₁. thus your wit in praise F₂ F₃ F₄.

21: You ...] Prin. You ... F₁ Q₂.

25: to ’s seemeth] Qq Ff. to us seemeth Rowe (ed. 2). to us seems Pope.

32: Importunes] Importuous Q₁.

34: visaged] Ff Q₂. visage Q₁.

36: [Exit B.] Dyce. Exit. Q₁ F₁ (after line 34).

37, 38: Printed as prose in Qq Ff. First as verse by Rowe (ed. 2).

39: First Lord. Lord Longaville] Capell. Lor. Longavill. Qq Ff.

you] ye Warburton.

40: Mar.] Rowe. 1 Lady. Qq Ff. Lord. Hanmer.

I know] I knew F₂ F₃ F₄.

40–43: madam: at...solemnized In] Capell. madam at...solemnized. In Qq Ff.

43: In Normandy,] Mar. In Normandy Hanmer.

44: of sovereign parts] Ff Q₂. of soveraigne peerelsse Q₁. of— sovereign, peerless Malone conj. a sovereign pearl Steevens conj. of his sovereign peerless Jackson conj.

45: Well fitted in arts] Qq F₁. Well fitted in the arts F₂ F₃ F₄. In arts well fitted Grant White conj.

47, 48: gloss...gloss] glose ...glose Q₁.

51: none spare] spare none Rowe (ed. 2).

52: merry mocking] merry-mocking Rowe.

55: Who...rest?] omitted by Rowe (ed. 1).

58: power to do most] powerful to do Hanmer.

60: he] she F₁ Q₂.

61: Alençon’s] Alansoes Qq F₁. Alanzoes F₂ F₃ F₄. Alanson’s Rowe.

64: these] the Q₂.

65: if] Q₁. as Ff Q₂.

if...a truth] as...a youth Theobald conj.

69: his wit] Qq F₁. wit F₂ F₃ F₄.

76: voluble] valuable Rowe (ed. 2).

80: First Lord.] Lord. Q₁. Ma. Ff Q₂.

84: much] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

88: unpeeled] Q₁. unpeopled Ff Q₂. See note (vii).

89: [The Ladies mask. Capell.

90: Scene ii. Pope.

King.] Navar. Qq Ff.

...and Attendants] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

93: wide] wild Reed (ed. 1803).

99: it; will] Capell. it will, Qq Ff. it’s will, Rowe (ed. 2).

105: And sin] Not sin Hanmer.

105, 106: And...sudden-bold] As one line in Q₁.

114: Ros.] Rosa. Ff Q₂. Kather. Q₁. See note (viii).

115–117: As two verses ending then,...quick. in Capell.

116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126: Ros.] Rosa, Ff Q₃. Kath. Q₁.

129: a] one Rowe (ed. 1)

134: the which] which Capell.

138: unsatisfied] but satisfied Q₂.

142: repaid] repaie F₁ Q₂.

143: A] Q₁. An Ff Q₂.

demands] remembers Rowe.

144: On] Theobald. One Qq Ff.

a] Q₁ F₁ F₂ F₃. an Q₂ F₄.

147: father] fathers Q₂.

158: And if] An if Delius conj.

167: I will] Q₁. would I Ff Q₂.

171: in] Ff Q₂. within Q₁.

174: fair] Q₁. farther Ff Q₂. free Collier MS.

176: shall we] Q₁. we shall Ff Q₂.

178: [Exit.] Qq Ff. [Exeunt King and his train. Capell.

179: mine own] Q₂. my none Q₁. my own Ff. my Capell.

179, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190: Biron.] Ber. Q₁. Boy. Ff Q₂.

180: Pray] Now, pray Capell, reading as verse.

183–192: Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.

183: fool] foole Q₁. soule F₁ Q₂ F₂. soul F₃ F₄.

189: No point,] No poynt, (in italics) Qq Ff. No, (rom.) point, (ital.) Capell.

192: Biron.] Ber. Qq F₁. Bir. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[Retiring.] Capell. [Exit. Qq Ff.

Enter Dumaine. Qq Ff.

194: Katharine] Singer (Capell conj.). Rosalin Qq Ff.

195: Enter Longavile. F₂ F₃ F₄.

197: sometimes] sometime Q₂.

an] and Q₁. if Ff Q₂.

197–203: A woman......offended.] Put in the margin by Pope.

202: on your] Qq. a your Ff.

205: Nay, my choler is ended] omitted by Pope.

207: Enter Berowne. Qq Ff.

208–226: What’s ... abused] Put in the margin by Pope.

209: Rosaline] Singer (Anon. N. and Q. conj.). Katherine Qq Ff.

212: You] Ff Q₂. O you Q₁. See note (ix).

213: [Exit Biron.] Q₁. [Exit. Ff Q₂. [The Ladies unmask. Capell.

218: Mar. Two hot sheeps, marry. Boyet. And...ships?] Rowe (ed. 2). Lady Ka. Two hot sheepes marie. Bo. And...shipps? Q₁. La. Ma. Two hot sheeps marie: And wherefore not ships? Ff Q₂. See note (viii).

221: [Offering...] Capell.

224: but, gentles, agree] Theobald. but gentles agree Qq Ff.

227, 229: Punctuated as in Theobald, observation (which...eyes. Deceave... Q₁. observation (which...eyes) Deceive Ff Q₂.

230–252: Prin. With-what?...lie.] Put in the margin by Pope.

233: did] Q₁. doc Ff Q₂.

their] the Q₂.

234: thorough] through Q₂.

240: feel only] feed on by Jackson conj.

243: where] Q₁. whence Ff Q₂.

244: point you] Q₁. point out Ff Q₂.

245: quote] Q₂. coate Q₁ F₁ F₂. coat F₃ F₄.

247: and] om. Q₂.

249: disposed.] disposed— Warburton.