A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, III, 1.

Scene i. Titania lying asleep.] om. Qq Ff.

Enter...] Enter the Clowns. Qq Ff.

2: Pat, pat] Qq F₁. Par, pat F₂ F₃ F₄.

marvellous] marvailes Q₁. marvels Capell. See note (ii).

12: By’r lakin] Berlakin Q₁. Berlaken Q₂ Ff.

15: device] devise Q₁.

18: the more better] the better Rowe (ed. 2). more better Pope.

23, 24: eight and eight] eighty eight Anon. ap. Halliwell conj. MS.

25: afeard] afraid Rowe (ed. 2).

27: yourselves] Ff. your selfe Qq.

30: to ’t] toote Q₁. to it Q₂ Ff.

35: defect] deffect Q₂.

41: them] Qq. him Ff.

45: Snout.] Sn. Qq F₁. Snug. F₂ F₃ F₄.

47: Enter Pucke. Ff.

49: Bot.] Cet. Q₁.

49, 50: great chamber window] great-chamber Anon. conj.

58: Snout.] Sno. Q₁. Sn. Q₂ F₁. Snu. F₂. Snug. F₃ F₄.

61: loam] lime Collier MS.

62: and] Delius (Collier MS.). or Qq Ff.

68: Scene ii. Pope.

Enter Puck behind.] Enter Robin. Qq Ff.

71: too perhaps] to perhappes Q₁.

73, 75, 93: Bot.] Pir. Qq Ff.

73: flowers] flower Pope.

of] have Collier (Collier MS.).

savours] savour’s Rowe.

74: Odours, odours] Ff. Odours, odorous Qq.

76: hath] that Rowe (ed. 1). doth Rowe (ed. 2).

Malone supposes two lines to be lost here.

77: awhile] a whit Theobald.

79: Puck.] Ff. Quin. Qq.

[Exit.] Capell.

80, 83, 92: Flu.] This. Qq Ff.

81, 88, 94: Quin.] Pet. Qq Ff.

85: juvenal] juvenile Rowe (ed. 2).

92: Re-enter...head.] Capell. om. Qq Ff.

93: were fair, Thisby] were, fair Thisby Collier (Malone conj.).

95: [Exeunt......] om. Qq. The Clownes all Exit. F₁. The Clowns all Exeunt. F₂ F₃ F₄.

96: about] ’bout S. Walker conj.

97: Through bog,] Through bog, through mire Johnson conj. Through bog, through burn Ritson conj.

99: headless] heedless Delius conj.

101: Enter Piramus with the Asse head. Ff. om. Qq.

104, 105: see on thee?] see on thee? an ass’s head? Johnson conj.

113: I will] will F₃ F₄.

114: ousel] woosel Qq Ff.

117: with little] Qq. and little Ff.

127–129: As in Q₁. In Q₂ Ff line 129, On the first view, &c. precedes 127, So is mine eye...

130: mistress] mistresse Qq F₁. maistresse F₂ F₃. maistress F₄.

145: dost] doth F₃ F₄.

148: Peaseblossom...Mustardseed!] Qq. Enter Pease-blossom...Mustardseede and foure fairies. Ff (as a stage direction).

Moth] Mote Grant White.

149: Scene iii. Pope.

Enter...] Enter foure Fairyes. Q₁ (Fairies) Q₂.

First Fai. Ready... All. Where shall we go?] Capell. Fairies. Ready; and I, and I, and I. Where shall we go? Qq Ff. 1. Fai. Ready. 2. Fai. And I. 3. Fai. And I. 4. Fai. Where shall we go? Steevens (Farmer conj.).

154: The honey-bags] Their honey-bags Collier MS.

161–164: First Fai. Hail, mortal... Fourth Fai. Hail!] Capell. 1. Fai. Haile, mortall, haile. 2. Fai. Haile. 3: Fai. Haile Qq Ff.

168: you of] Qq Ff. of you Rowe.

174: you of] Qq. of you Ff.

176: After this line F₁ inserts Peas. Pease-blossome (in italics): omitted in F₂ F₃ F₄.

177: your patience] your parentage Hanmer. your passions Farmer conj. you passing Mason conj.

180: hath] have Capell conj.

181: your more] F₃ F₄. you more Qq F₁ F₂. more of your Rowe. you, more Capell. you of more Collier MS.

184: weeps, weeps] Q₁. weepes, weepe Q₂ Ff.

186: love’s] Pope. lovers Qq Ff.

love’s tongue,] lover’s tongue and Collier MS.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, III, 2.

Scene ii.] Scene iv. Pope.

Enter Oberon.] Enter King of Fairies and Robin Goodfellow. Qq. Enter King of Fairies (Pharies F₁), solus Ff.

3: Enter Puck.] Ff. om. Qq.

4: spirit] sprite Pope.

5: haunted] gaunted F₁.

6, 7: love. Near...bower,] Rowe. love, Neare...bower. Q₁ love, Neere...bower, Q₂ Ff.

13: thick-skin] thick-skull Hanmer.

17: nole] nowl Johnson.

19: mimic] Mimmick F₁ F₂ F₃. Mimick F₄. Minnick Q₁. Minnock Q₂. mammock Ritson conj.

21: russet-pated] Q₁ F₄. russed-pated Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃.

25: our stamp] a stump Johnson (Theobald conj.).

30: yielders] F₃ F₄. yeelders Qq F₁ F₂.

36: latch’d] latcht Q₁ F₃ F₄. lacht Q₂ F₁ F₂. lech’d Hanmer. laced Anon. conj.

40: waked] wak’t Qq Ff. wakes Pope.

41: Scene v. Pope.

48, 49: Being...too] Printed as one line in Qq Ff. Corrected by Rowe (ed. 2).

48: the deep] knee deep Phelps (Coleridge conj.).

52: From] Frow Q₁.

54: displease] disease Hanmer.

55: with the] i’ th’ Warburton.

57: dead] dread Pope.

58: murder’d] murthered Q₁. murdered Q₂. murderer Ff.

60: look] looke Qq. looks Ff.

64: I had] Q₁. Ide Q₂. I’de Ff. I’d Rowe. I’ad Pope.

65: bounds] bonds Q₂.

68: tell true, tell true] Q₁. tell true Q₂ F₁. tell true, and F₂ F₃ F₄.

69: have] Qq. a Ff.

70: touch] tutch Qq Ff.

72: An] And F₂.

74: on] in Steevens conj.

on a misprised mood] in a misprised flood Collier MS.

80, 81: part I so: See me no more, whether] Pope. part I: see me no more; Whether Qq Ff.

85: sleep] Rowe. slippe Q₁. slip Q₂ Ff.

87: [Lies down and sleeps.] Collier. [Ly doune. Q₁. [Lie downe. Q₂ Ff.

88: Scene vi. Pope.

94: Obe.] Ob. Qq F₁ F₃ F₄. Rob. F₂.

97: costs] Qq Ff. cost Hanmer.

99: do] Qq. doth Ff.

100: look] look, master, Hanmer.

101: [Exit] Q₂ Ff. om. Q₁.

109: her] her, Q₁.

122: Scene vii. Pope.

123: come] Qq. comes Ff.

137: [Awaking.] om. Qq. Awa. Ff (at the end of line 136).

143, 144: O...white, this] This...white—O Becket conj.

144: princess] pureness Hanmer. impress Collier MS.

145: all are] Qq. are all Ff.

150: you must join in souls] you must join in flouts Hanmer. must join insolents Warburton. you must join in soul Mason conj. you must join, ill souls, Tyrwhitt conj.

151: were] Qq. are Ff.

164: here] heare Q₁.

166: of] in Collier (Collier MS.).

167: will do] will love Edd. conj.

till] Q₁. to Q₂ Ff.

171: to her] with her Johnson.

172: is it] Q₁. it is Q₂ Ff.

173: There] There ever Pope.

Helen,] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff.

175: aby] Q₁. abide Q₂ Ff.

dear] here S. Walker conj.

177: Scene viii. Pope.

182: thy] Qq. that Ff.

188: oes] orbs Grey conj.

190: bear] F₄. bare Qq F₁ F₂ F₃.

199: sisters’] sisters Qq Ff. sister Capell.

201: O, is all] Qq F₁. O, and is all F₂ F₃ F₄. O, is all now Malone. O, now is all Reed. O, is it all Spedding conj.

202: school-days’] school-day Capell.

childhood] childhoods F₃ F₄.

204: Have...created both] Created with our needles both Pope. See note (v).

needles] neelds Steevens.

210: yet] om. F₃ F₄.

an] Qq F₄. a F₁ F₂ F₃.

211: lovely] loving Collier MS.

213: first, like] Theobald (Folkes conj.). first life Qq Ff.

213, 214: Omitted in Collier MS.

215: rent] rend Rowe.

218: for it] for’t S. Walker conj.

220: I am amazed at your passionate words] Ff. I am amazed at your words Qq. Helen, I am amazed at your words Pope.

237: Ay, do, persever] I do, persever Q₂ Ff. I doe. Persever Q₁. Ay, do, persevere Rowe.

238: Make mouths] Make mows Steevens.

241: have] had Collier (Collier MS.).

243: my] Q₁. mine Q₂ Ff.

246: my life] Qq F₁. omitted in F₂ F₃ F₄.

250: prayers] Theobald. praise Qq Ff. prays Capell (Theobald conj.).

257: Ethiope] Ethiope you Heath conj.

257, 258: No, no; He’ll...Seem to break loose] Edd. No, no; heele Seeme to breake loose Q₁. No, no, hee’l seeme to breake loose (as one line) Q₂. No, no, sir, seem to break loose (as one line) Ff. No, no he’ll seem To break away Pope. No, no; he’ll not come.—Seem to break loose Capell. No, no; he’ll—sir, Seem to break loose Malone. No, no; sir:—he will Seem to break loose Steevens. No, no, he’ll not stir: Seem to break loose Jackson conj. See note (iii).

258: you] he Pope.

260: burr] bur Qq F₁. but F₂ F₃ F₄.

264: hated] Pope. O hated Qq Ff.

potion] Q₁. poison Q₂ Ff.

271: hate] harm F₄.

272: news] means Singer (Collier MS.)

279: of doubt] doubt Pope. om. Anon conj.

282: juggler! you] jugler, you! you Capell.

289: why so?] Qq Ff. why, so: Theobald.

way goes] ways go Rowe.

292: tall personage] tall parsonage Q₂.

299: gentlemen] gentleman Q₁.

304: she is] Qq F₁ F₂ F₃. she’s F₄.

320: Hel.] Her. F₁ F₂.

321: shall] will F₄.

Helena] Helen Anon. conj.

323: she’s] Q₂ Ff. she is Q₁.

329: You minimus] You minim, you Theobald conj.

335: aby] Q₁. abie Q₂. abide Ff.

337: Of] Or Theobald. See note (iv).

Of...mine] Of mine or thine Malone conj.

340: you, I] you Rowe (ed. 1).

344: I...say] omitted in Ff.

[Exit.] Exit pursuing Helena. Malone.

345: Scene ix. Pope.

Enter Oberon and Puck. Ff.

346: wilfully] Qq. willingly Ff.

349: had] Q₁. hath Q₂ Ff.

351: ’nointed] nointed Qq Ff.

352: so did] did so Rowe.

357: fog] fogs Warburton.

368: his] its Rowe.

374: employ] imploy Q₁ F₄. apply Q₂. imply F₁ F₂ F₃.

379: night’s swift] Q₁. night swift Q₂. night-swift F₁. nights-swift F₂ F₃ F₄.

386: exile] exil’d Theobald conj., making Oberon’s speech begin with this line.

389: morning’s love] Qq F₁. morning love F₂ F₃ F₄. morning-love Rowe (ed. 1). morning-light Id. (ed. 2).

392: fair blessed] far-blessing Hanmer (Warburton).

393: salt green] sea-green Grey conj.

394: notwithstanding,] Q₁. not-withstanding Q₂ Ff.

396, 437, 448: Puck.] Puck [sings]. Anon. conj.

406: Speak! In some bush?] Capell. Speak in some bush. Qq. Speak in some bush: Ff.

413: Re-enter...] om. Qq Ff.

414: calls, then he is] Q₁. call’s then he’s Q₂ F₁. calls me, then he’s F₂ F₃ F₄.

416: [Shifting places. Ff.

418: [Lies down.] Lie down. Ff. om. Qq.

420: [Sleeps.] Capell.

421: Ho, ho, ho!] Ho, ho; ho, ho! Capell.

425: now] Q₁. om. Q₂ Ff.

426: buy] Qq Ff. ’by Collier (Johnson conj.).

430: [Lies...] Capell.

431: Scene x. Pope.

432: Shine comforts] Q₂ Ff. Shine comforts, Q₁. Shine, comforts, Theobald.

435: sometimes] Qq F₃ F₄. sometime F₁ F₂.

436: [Lies...] Sleep. Qq Ff.

437: three?] three here? Hanmer.

438: makes] Qq F₁ F₂ F₄. make F₃.

439: comes] cometh Hanmer.

442: Re-enter...] Enter H. after line 440. F₁ F₂.

447: Heavens] Heaven Anon. conj.

[Lies...] om. Qq Ff.

449: Sleep] Sleep thou Capell. Sleep you Seymour conj.

451: To your eye] Rowe. your eye Qq Ff.

452: [Squeezing...] Rowe.

454: Thou] Then thou Seymour conj. See thou Tyrwhitt conj.

takest] Qq F₁ F₄. rak’st F₂ F₃.

463: well] still Steevens conj.

[They sleep all the Act. Ff.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, IV, 1.

Act iv.] See note (vi).

Enter...] Enter Queen of Fairies, and Clown, and Fairies, and the King behind them. Qq Ff.

7: Mounsieur] Qq Ff. Monsieur Rowe. See note (vii).

10: get you] Q₁. get Q₂ Ff.

18: your] thy Pope.

neaf] neafe Qq F₁. newfe F₂. newse F₃. news F₄.

Mustardseed] Qq F₁ F₂. Mustard F₃ F₄.

21: Cavalery] Qq F₁. Cavalero F₂ F₃ F₄.

22: Cobweb] Peas-blossom Grey conj.

23: marvellous] marvailes Q₁ marvels Capell. See note (ii).

24: do] doth Rowe (ed. 2).

25: some] some some Q₂.

26: Let’s] Q₁. Let us Q₂ Ff.

27: tongs] tongues F₂.

Musick Tongs, Rural Musick. Ff. om. Q₁.

32, 33: Printed in Q₂ Ff as three lines ending fairy...hoard...nuts.

33: hoard] Q₂ Ff. om. Q₁.

thee] thee thence Hanmer. thee the S. Walker conj.

38: all ways] Theobald. alwaies Qq F₁. alwayes F₂ F₃. always F₄. a while Hanmer.

all ways away] away—away Upton conj. always i’ th’ way Heath conj.

39: Qq and Ff punctuate woodbine,...honisuckle,...entwist;

woodbine] woodrine Upton conj. weedbind Steevens conj.

40: entwist; the female] entwist the maple; Warburton conj.

40, 41: entwist;......Enrings] entwist,...Enring, Capell.

46: favours] Q₁ F₄. savours Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃.

52: flowerets’] flouriets Qq Ff.

57: fairy] Qq Ff. fairies Dyce.

62: this] the Johnson.

63: other] others Rowe.

68: Be] Qq. Be thou Ff.

70: o’er] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). or Qq Ff.

76: do] Q₁ F₂ F₃ F₄. doth Q₂ F₁.

his] Q₁. this Q₂ Ff.

77: this] Qq. his Ff.

79: sleep of all these five] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). sleepe: of all these, fine Qq F₁ F₂. sleep; of all these find F₃ F₄. sleep. Of all these fine Rowe (ed. 2).

80: ho!] howe Q₁.

81: Now, when thou wakest] Q₁. When thou wak’st Q₂ F₁. When thou awak’st F₂ F₃ F₄.

87: fair prosperity] Q₁. fair posterity Q₂ Ff. far posterity Hanmer.

88: the] Qq F₁. these F₂ F₃ F₄.

90: Fairy] Qq. Faire F₁ F₂. Fair F₃ F₄.

92: sad] fade Theobald.

93: the night’s] Rowe. the nights Q₂ Ff. nights Q₁.

98: After this line Ff give the stage direction [Sleepers lye still.

99: [Horns......within.] [Winde horne. Q₁. [Winde hornes. Q₂ Ff.

100. Scene ii. Pope.

104: let them] om. Pope.

110: bear] Qq Ff. boar Hanmer.

113: fountains] mountains Anon. ap. Theobald conj.

114: Seem’d] F₂ F₃ F₄. Seeme Qq F₁.

119: Thessalian] Thessalonian F₄.

125: is] om. Q₁.

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

128: of their] Q₁. of this Q₂ Ff. at their Pope.

130: rite] Pope. right Qq Ff.

136: [He and the rest kneel to Theseus. Capell.

141: is] is is F₁.

149, 150: might,...law.] might...lawe, Q₁. might be...law. Q₂ Ff. might,...law,— Dyce. might Be without peril...law. Hanmer.

160: following] Q₁. followed Q₂ Ff.

162–164: Qq and Ff end the lines at love...snow...gaud.

163: Melted as] Is melted as Pope. Melted as doth Capell. All melted as Anon. conj.

169: saw Hermia] Steevens. see Hermia Qq Ff. did see Hermia Rowe (ed. 1). Hermia saw Rowe (ed. 2).

170: in sickness] Steevens (Farmer conj.). a sickness Qq Ff.

172: I do] Q₁. do I Q₂ Ff.

175: more will hear] Q₁. will hear more Q₂. shall hear more Ff.

183: Come, Hippolyta] Come, my Hippolita Capell.

184: Dem.] Lys. Capell conj.

[Exeunt...] Exit Duke and Lords. Ff.

188: like] om. Hanmer.

jewel] gemell Theobald (Warburton).

189, 190: Are you sure That we are awake?] Qq. omitted in Ff. But are you sure That we are well awake Capell. But are you sure That we are now awake Steevens conj. Are you sure That we are now awake Malone conj. Are you sure That we are yet awake Anon. conj.

194: did bid] Q₁. bid Q₂ Ff.

195, 196: Printed as prose in Qq Ff, as verse in Rowe (ed. 2).

196: let us] Q₂ Ff. lets Q₁.

197: Scene iii. Pope.

[Awaking] Bottom wakes. Ff. om. Qq.

201: I have had a dream] Qq. I had a dream Ff.

203: to] om. Q₁.

205: a patched] Ff. patcht a Qq. {Transcriber's Note: this linenote has been copied to this location from the original book's ADDENDA.}

212: a play] the play Hanmer. our play S. Walker conj.

213: at her] after Theobald. at Thisby’s Collier MS.