[1739] Sec. Lord.] 2 Ff. Lucull. Rowe (and throughout the scene).
feast?] Capell. feast. Ff.
[1740] Fare thee ... fare thee] F4. Farthee ... farthee F1 F2 F3.
[1741] Shouldst] Thou should'st Rowe.
[1742] No ... hence] Prose in Pope. Four lines in Ff.
[1743] unpeaceable] unappeasable Collier MS.
or I'll] O I'll Rowe (ed. 2). or—I'll Pope.
[1744] o'] Rowe. a' Ff.
[Exit.] Exit Apem. Hanmer. om. Ff.
[1745] He's ... kindness.] As in Capell. Four lines in Ff, ending humanity ... in, ... outgoes ... kindness. Three in Pope, ending humanity ... bounty?... kindness.
humanity] all humanity Hanmer.
[1746] Come] Comes F1.
[1747] bounty?] F4. bountie: F1. bounty: F2 F3.
he] He sure Pope.
[1748] of quittance] or quittance Johnson conj.
[1749] That ... company] As two lines, the first ending live, in Capell.
[1750] First Lord.] 1. L. Capell. Luc. Rowe. om. Ff.
I'll ... company] om. Seymour conj.
[1751] Scene II.] Capell. Scene V. Pope.
A banqueting-room ...] Another Apartment ... Theobald. The same. A State-Room. Capell.
[1752] Flavius and others attending;] Flavius, and other Domesticks, waiting. Capell. om. Ff.
Alcibiades ... Ventidius.] Lucius, Lucullus, Sempronius and other Athenian Senators, with Ventidius. Rowe. the States, the Athenian Lords, Ventigius which Timon redeem'd from prison. Ff (Ventidius F4).
dropping ...] Ff. dropping in ... Capell.
like himself] om. Pope.
[1753] Most ... peace] As in Ff. See note (III).
[1754] honour'd] Pope. honoured Ff.
[1755] Doubled with] Doubl'd, with Capell.
[1756] Ventidius] F4. Ventigius F1 F2 F3.
[1757] If] If that Seymour conj., ending the lines must ... faults ... lords ... first.
If ... game,] Our betters play that game; Johnson conj.
[1758] not dare ... fair] not. Apem. Dare to imitate ... fair Warburton.
[1759] them] om. Pope. them in it Seymour conj.
[1760] A noble ... welcomes] Capell ends the lines ceremony ... first ... welcomes. Malone, lords, ... first ... welcomes. Steevens (1793), ceremony ... gloss ... welcomes.
[1761] [They all stand ceremoniously looking on Timon. Johnson. Die Gäste complimentiren sich um den höheren oder niederen Sitz an der Tafel. Delius conj.
[1762] my lords] om. Pope, lords Seymour conj.
ceremony] Your ceremony Seymour conj.
[1763] sit] fit F2.
[1764] Than my fortunes] Than they Pope. Than my fortunes are Keightley.
[They sit.] They sit down. Rowe. om. Ff.
[1765] First Lord.] 1 Lord. Ff. Luc. Rowe (and throughout the scene).
My lord] om. Pope.
[1766] hang'd] handg'd F1.
[1767] Apemantus] F3 F4. Apermantus F1 F2.
[1768] No ... welcome] As in Capell. One line in Ff. Prose in Pope.
[1769] thou'rt] Capell. th'art Ff. thou art Steevens.]
ye've] ye'have F1. ye have F2 F3 F4. you have Capell.
[1770] They ... indeed.] Prose by Edd. (Globe Ed.). As five lines, ending est, ... angry ... himselfe: ... companie, ... indeed, in Ff.
[1771] lords,] lords, that Pope.
yond] yonder Pope.
[1772] man is] man's Steevens (1793).
[1773] ever angry] Rowe. verie angrie F1. very angry F2 F3 F4. very anger Steevens conj.
let] And let Hanmer, ending the previous line at go.
[1774] for't] for it Hanmer.
[1775] Let ... on't] Verse in Ff. Prose in Pope.
[1776] Let] Do, let Capell.
stay] stay here Keightley.
thine apperil] thy peril Pope. thine own peril Capell.
[1777] I ... silent.] Prose in Ff. Three lines, ending Athenian, ... have ... silent, in Capell. Three, ending Athenian ... power ... silent, in Steevens.
[1778] thou'rt] Capell. Th'art Ff. thou art Steevens.
[1779] therefore] And therefore Capell.
power;] power, Ff. power—Rowe. poor. Johnson conj.
prithee] but, pr'ythee Capell.
[1780] I scorn ... too.] Prose in Ff. Pope prints I ... see as prose, So ... blood, And.... too as two lines. Six lines, ending should ... number ... not!... meat ... is, ... too, in Capell.
[1781] 'twould ... flatter thee] for I ... flatter thee: 'twould choke me Becket conj.
for ... ne'er] 'fore ... e'er Warburton.
[1783] their] F3 F4. there F1 F2.
[1784] too] to't Warburton conj.
[1785] their meat] there meate F1.
[1786] There's ... meals;] Prose in Ff. Five lines, ending that ... pledges ... draught, ... prov'd ... drink, (omitting at meals) in Pope.
[1787] pledges] and pledges Pope.
[1788] draught,] Rowe. draught: Ff.
[1789] him: 't has been proved. If] Rowe. him: 'Tas been proved, if F1 F2 F3 (been F3). him. 'T has been proved, if F4.
[1790] If I] Put in a separate line by Steevens (1793).
If I were a huge] Were I a great Pope.
man,] man now Capell, reading If ... fear as one line.
I should] 'should S. Walker conj., reading as Steevens.
[1791] Lest ... throats.] Verse first in Rowe (ed. 2). Prose in Ff.
[1792]
lord, in] love in Anon. ap.
Johnson conj.
[1793] Sec. Lord.] Lucull. Rowe.
[1794] Flow ... gods.] See note (IV).
[1795] sinner] fire Collier (Collier MS.). liar Keightley.
[1796] equals] F1. equall F2. equal F3 F4.
[1797] Apemantus's Grace.] F4. Apermantus ... F1. Apemantus ... F2 F3. om. Capell.
[1798] Amen. So] Amen, amen; so Theobald. Amen, amen; so I Farmer MS. conj.
[1799] sin] sing Farmer MS. conj. dine Singer conj.
[Eats and drinks.] Johnson. om. Ff.
[1800] [falls to his dinner apart. Capell.
[1801] Captain] As in Pope. As a separate line in Ff.
Captain Alcibiades] Hanmer. Captaine, Alcibiades Ff (Captain, F3 F4).
[1802] be] been Pope (ed. 2).
[1803] bleeding-new] Hyphened by Steevens (1793).
[1804] best] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
[1805] those] these Rowe.
[1806] that then thou] that thou Pope (ed. 2).
[1807] that] the Rowe (ed. 2).
[1808] much] as much Rowe.
[1809] have you] have you not Heath conj.
[1810] charitable] character and Hanmer.
[1811] thousands, did] Theobald. thousands? Did Ff.
[1812] did not you ... my heart] did I not ... your hearts Johnson conj.
[1813] ne'er] nere F1 F2 F3. never F4.
[1814] they were ... for 'em,] Omitted by Pope. See note (v).
[1815] and would] they would Pope.
most resemble] resemble most S. Walker conj.
[1816] keep] keepes F1.
their] there F1.
[1817] joy] Rowe. joyes F1 F2 F3. joys F4.
made away] made a joy Hanmer.
[1818] ere't] F3. er't F1 F2. e're't F4. ere it Steevens.
hold out] hold Rowe.
[1819] hold out water, methinks: to] hold out; they water. Methinks, to Johnson conj.
methinks: to ... faults, I] Rowe. me thinks, to ... faults. I Ff. Methinks to ... faults, I Johnson.
[1820] weep'st to] weepest but to Hanmer.
drink] drink thee Hanmer.
[1821] like a babe] a like babe Rann. like a babe's Becket conj.
[1822] Much!] Pope. Much. Ff.
[Tucket, within.] Sound Tucket. Enter the Maskers of Amazons with Lutes in their hands, dauncing and playing. Ff.
[1823] Enter a Servant. How now!] Dyce. How now? Enter Servant. Ff.
[1824] Please ... admittance.] Prose in Pope. Two lines, the first ending ladies, in Ff.
[1825] Enter Cupid.] Capell. Enter Cupid with the Maske of Ladies. Ff.
[1826] Scene VI. Pope.
[1827] See note (VI).
[1828] thee, worthy] the worthy Hanmer.
[1829] best] blest Capell conj.
[1830] They're] F4. They'r F1. Their F2 F3.
'em] them Capell.
[1831] They're ... welcome!] Verse in F3 F4. Prose in F1 F2.
[1832] Music, make] Steevens. Musicke make F1 F2. Musick make F3 F4. Let musick make Pope. Musick, make known Capell.
[Exit Cupid.] Capell. om Ff.
[1833] First Lord.] 1. L. Capell. Luc. Ff.
ample] Ff. amply Rowe (ed. 2).
you're] Rowe (ed. 2). y'are F1. ye are F2 F3 F4. you are Rowe (ed. 1).
[1834] Music. Re-enter ...] Capell, substantially. om. Ff.
[1835] Hoy-day] As in Pope. In a separate line in Ff. Hoy-day, why Hanmer, ending the line at vanity. Heyday Johnson.
[1836] Hoy-day ... dance!] Why, hey-day ... dancing! Seymour conj., ending the line at vanity.
[1837] Hoyday ... envy.] Prose by Hudson.
[1838] They dance!] Steevens. They dance? F1 F2 F3. They dance, F4. And they dance, Hanmer. And they dance! Capell. They dance (a stage direction). Tyrwhitt conj. Omitted by Rann.
they are] These are Rann (Tyrwhitt conj.).
[1839] life,] After this Warburton marks a line omitted.
[1840] As ... root.] As this pomp shows, take a little oil and root (as stage direction). Staunton conj. After this S. Walker conjectures that a line is lost.
[1841] With ... gift?] As three lines, ending that's not ... bears ... gift?, in Hanmer.
[1842] depraved] deprav'd F4.
[1843] gift?] F4. guift: F1. gift F2 F3. gift? Timon, were I as thou, S. Walker conj.
[1844] 't has] Rowe (ed. 2). 'Tas F1. Tas F2. 'T'as F3 F4.
[1845] a] the Pope (ed. 2).
[1846] singles] Pope. single Ff. singling Theobald.
an Amazon,] a Lady, Hanmer.
[1847] You ... ladies] One line in Pope. Two in Ff.
much] very much Hanmer. a much Capell.
fair] fairest Steevens conj.
[1848] Set] F1. Sets F2 F3 F4.
[1849] You have] You've Pope.
worth] grace Capell (corrected in Errata).
and] F1. and lively F2 F3 F4. and life and Anon. conj.
[1850] for't] for it F4.
[1851] First Lady.] 1 Lady. Steevens (Johnson and Heath conj.). Ladies. Theobald conj. 1 Lord. Ff. Luc. Rowe.
even] ever Collier, ed. 2 (Thirlby conj.).
[1852] Faith ... me] Two lines of verse, the first ending hold, by Capell.
[1853] Ladies ... yourselves] As in Ff. Prose in Pope.
[1854] is] is within Capell, ending the line at banquet.
[1855] [Exeunt....] Capell. Exeunt. Ff.
[1856] [Aside] Johnson. om. Ff.
[1857] Yes ... humour] Arranged as in Ff. Prose in Pope. Hanmer reads Yes, ... humour, as prose, the rest as verse.
[1858] jewels yet! There is] jewels! There's Capell, ending the previous line at lord.
[1859] in's] in his Capell. in this his Ritson conj.
[1860] him—well] Rowe. him well Ff.
[1861] an] Capell. and Ff. if Pope.
[1862] had] has F4.
[1863] [Exit.] F1. om. F2 F3 F4. Exit, and returns with the Casket. Capell.
[1864] First Lord.] Luc. Rowe. Lucul. Theobald (ed. 2).
men?] men, ho? Capell.
[1865] Sec. Lord.] Lucul. Rowe. Luc. Theobald (ed. 2).
[1866] Re-enter....] Edd. om. Ff.
[1867] O my friends ... lord] As in Ff. As four lines, ending word ... must ... to ... lord Capell.
friends] good friends Rowe (ed. 2).
[1868] look you, my good] look my Pope.
lord] F3 F4. L. F1 F2.
[1869] much] much, F1 F3 F4. much. F2.
[1870] jewel;] Capell. Iewell, F1 F2. Jewel, F3 F4.
accept it] F1. accept F2 F3 F4. accept't Anon. conj.
[1871] my] om. Hanmer.
[1872] First Lord.] Luc. Rowe.
gifts,—] gifts— Pope. guifts. F1 F2. gifts, F3. gifts. F4.
[1873] [Exe. Lucius and Lucullus. Rowe.
[1874] Scene VII. Pope.
[1875] My lord ... you] As in Ff. Verse in Capell, ending the first line senate.
[1876] [Enter Flavius. Ff. Re-enter Flavius. Pope. Omitted by Capell.
[1877] I beseech ... near] Prose in Ff. Verse in Capell, ending the first line at honour.
[1878] Near!] Me near? Hanmer, reading as prose.
[1879] Near ... entertainment.] See note (VII).
[1880] [Aside] Johnson. om. Ff.