[1139] o'erstep] ore-steppe Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. ore-step Q₅ Q₆. ore-stop Ff. ore-top Long MS.

[1140] overdone] ore-doone Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. ore-done Q₅ Q₆.

[1141] at the first] at first Q₅ Q₆.

[1142] her own feature] her feature Qq.

scorn] sin Bailey conj.

[1143] the very] every Mason conj.

age] face or page Johnson conj. eye Taylor conj. MS.

the very age] the visage Bailey conj.

[1144] tardy] trady Q₄.

off] of Q₆, and Mason conj.

pressure] posture Bailey conj.

[1145] though it make] though it makes Qq.

[1146] the censure] in the censure Long MS.

the which one] Ff. which one Qq. one of which Hanmer.

[1147] o'erweigh] ore-weigh Qq. o're-way F₁. ore-sway F₂ F₃ F₄.

[1148] praise] Ff Q₆. praysd Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. praisd Q₅.

[1149] neither ... nor man,] Put within brackets, as an interpolation, by Warburton.

[1150] accent of Christians] accent of Christian Pope.

nor the] or the Rowe.

[1151] nor man] Qq. Nor Turke (Q₁). or Norman Ff. nor Mussulman Farmer conj. or man Pope. or Turk Grant White.

[1152] men] them Rann (Theobald conj. withdrawn). the men Farmer conj.

[1153] sir] Ff. om. Qq.

[1154] themselves] of themselves F₃ F₄.

[1155] too] to Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[1156] [Exeunt Players.] F₂ F₃ F₄. Exit Players. F₁. Omitted in Qq.

Enter ... Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern.] As in Ff. Enter ... Guyldensterne, & Rosencrans. Qq (after work? line 42).

[1157] Scene iv.] Warburton.

[1158] too] Ff Q₆. to The rest.

[1159] [Exit Polonius.] Ff. om. Qq.

[1160] Ros. Guil.] Both. Ff. Ros. Qq.

We will] Ff. I Qq.

[Exeunt....] Exeunt they two. Q₂ Q₃. Exeunt those two. Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. Exeunt. Ff.

[1161] Scene v. Pope.

What ho!] What hoe, Q₆. What hoa, F₁ F₂ F₃. What ho, F₄. What howe, Q₂ Q₃. What how, Q₄ Q₅.

Enter Horatio.] As in Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. After line 46 in Ff. Omitted in Q₆.

[1162] sweet lord] my lord Q (1676).

[1163] coped] copt Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. cop't Q₆. coap'd Ff. met Q (1676).

[1164] lord,—] lord— Rowe. lord. Qq Ff.

[1165] no revenue hast] hast no revenue Q (1676).

[1166] thee?] Q₆. thee, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. thee. Ff.

Why] om. Pope.

[1167] lick] Q₄ Q₅. licke Q₂ Q₃ Q₆. like Ff.

absurd] obsurd Q₄ Q₅.

[1168] pregnant] begging Collier MS. (in pencil). See note (II).

[1169] fawning.] fawning: Q₆. fauning; Q₂ Q₃. fauning, Q₄. fawning, Q₅. faining. F₁ F₂ F₃. feigning. F₄.

hear?] heare? Q₆. heare, or hear, The rest.

[1170] dear] clear Johnson conj.

her] Qq. my Ff.

[1171] distinguish, ... Hath] Ff. distinguish her election, S'hath Qq (Shath Q₄ Q₅. Sh'ath Q₆).

[1172] fortune's] fortune F₃ F₄.

[1173] Hast] Qq. Hath Ff.

[1174] commingled] co-mingled Ff. comedled Qq. commedled Q (1676, 1683, 1695). commended Q (1703). comêl'd Capell conj.

[1175] stop] stops Q (1676).

[1176] of heart] of hearts Q (1676).

[1177] thee of] Qq. thee, of Ff.

[1178] a-foot] on foot Q₆.

[1179] very] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

thy] Qq. my Ff.

[1180] my] Qq. mine Ff.

his occulted] then his hidden Q (1676). his occult Rowe (ed. 2).

[1181] unkennel] discover Q (1676).

[1182] stithy] Qq. stythe F₁. styth F₂ F₃ F₄. smithy Theobald.

heedful] Q(1676) F₄. heedfull Qq. needfull F₁ F₂ F₃.

[1183] face,] face? F₂.

[1184] judgements] judgement F₂.

[1185] In] Qq. To Ff.

[1186] he] Ff. a Qq.

[1187] detecting] Ff. detected Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. detection Q₆.

[1188] Scene vi. Pope. Scene v. Warburton.

They are] They're Pope.

[1189] Danish march. A flourish. Enter ... the Guard ... torches.] Capell, substantially. Enter ... his Guard ... torches. Danish March. Sound a Flourish. Ff (after line 84). Enter Trumpets and Kettle Drummes, King, Queene, Polonius, Ophelia. Qq (after line 84).

[1190] our] my F₃ F₄.

[1191] Excellent ... say?] Prose in Ff. Irregular lines in Qq.

[1192] dish: I] dish I Q (1676).

[1193] mine now. My lord,] Johnson. mine now my lord. Qq. mine. Now my lord, Ff.

[To Polonius] Rowe.

[1194] i' the] in the Q₆.

[1195] did I] Qq. I did Ff.

[1196] What] Qq. And what Ff.

[1197] Capitol] F₁ F₄. Capitall Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. Capitoll F₂ Q₆ F₃.

[1198] stay] wait Q (1676).

patience] pleasure Johnson conj. patents Becket conj.

[1199] dear] deere Q₂ Q₃. deare Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. good Ff.

[1200] metal] metall Q₆. mettle The rest.

[1201] [To the King] Capell.

O, ho!] Oh, oh, Q₄ Q₅.

that?] Ff Q₆. that. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅.

[1202] [Lying....] Rowe. Seating himself at Ophelia's feet. Capell (after line 103).

[1203] Ham. I mean ... lord.] Omitted in Qq.

[1204] upon] in Capell.

[1205] country] contrary (Q₁). contray Singer (ed. 1), a misprint.

matters] manners Johnson conj.

[1206] maids'] maydes or maids Qq Ff. a maid's Rowe.

[1207] lord.] Qq. lord? Ff.

[1208] O God,] om. Q (1676). Oh! Johnson.

[1209] within 's] Qq Ff. within these Pope.

[1210] twice] om. Hanmer. quite Ingleby conj.

[1211] devil] deule Q₂ Q₃.

[1212] for ... sables] (Q₁) Qq Ff. for ... ermyn Hanmer. 'fore ... sable Warburton. for ... sabell Anon. conj. (The Critic, 1854, p. 317).

[1213] have] not have Keightley. leave Lloyd conj. leave him Anon. conj. have ne'er Anon. conj.

a suit] no suit Becket conj.

[1214] by'r lady] by'r-lady F₄. byr-lady F₁. ber Lady Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₆. ber Ladie Q₅. berlady F₂ F₃. om. Q (1676).

[1215] he ... he] Ff. a ... a Qq.

[1216] Hautboys ... love.] Ff, substantially. The Trumpets sounds. Dumbe show followes. Enter a King and a Queene, the Queene embracing him, and he her, he takes her vp, and declines his head vpon her necke, he lyes him downe vppon a bancke of flowers, she seeing him asleepe, leaues him: anon come in an other man, takes off his crowne, kisses it, pours poyson in the sleepers eares, and leaues him: the Queene returnes, finds the King dead, makes passionate action, the poysner with some three or foure come in againe, seeme to condole with her, the dead body is carried away, the poysner wooes the Queene with gifts, shee seemes harsh awhile, but in the end accepts loue. Qq ( ... anon comes ... comes in ... Q₄ Q₅ Q₆). Theobald substitutes 'a Duke and a Dutchess, with regal coronets,' for 'a King and a Queen'.

and a] and Ff.

and he her] om. Ff.

exit.] exits. Ff.

[Exeunt.] Ff. om. Qq.

[During the dumb show King and Queen whisper confidentially to each other and so do not see it. Halliwell conj.

[1217] Scene vii. Pope. Scene vi. Warburton.

[1218] Marry] om. Q(1676).

this is] Ff. this Q₂ Q₃. tis Q₄. it is Q₅ Q₆.

miching mallecho] Malone. myching Mallico (Q₁). munching Mallico Qq. miching Malicho Ff. miching Malhechor Warburton. miching Malbecco Grey conj. munching Malicho Capell. mimicking Malbecco Farmer conj. mucho malhecho Keightley (Maginn conj.)

it] Qq. that Ff.

[1219] Belike] Be like F₂.

play.] Qq. play? Ff.

Enter Prologue.] As in Theobald. After fellow, line 132, in Qq. After play, line 138, in Ff.

[1220] this fellow] Qq. these fellowes Ff.

[1221] counsel] Omitted in Qq.

[1222] he] Pope, a Qq. they Ff.

tell us] shew us Q (1676).

[1223] you'll] you will Qq.

not you] not Q (1676).

[1224] mark] make F₂ F₃ F₄.

[1225] posy] posie Qq F₄. poesie F₁ F₂ F₃.

[1226] Enter ...] Enter King and Queen, Players. Pope. Enter King and Queene. Qq. Enter King and his Queene. F₁ F₂. Enter King, and Queen. F₃ F₄. Enter Duke, and Dutchess, Players. Theobald, from (Q₁).

[1227] P. King.] Steevens (1778). King. Qq Ff.

[1228] Phœbus' ... Tellus'] Apostrophes inserted by Pope.

[1229] cart] carr Q (1676). car Rowe.

[1230] orbed] Ff. orb'd the Qq.

[1231] borrowed] Qq Ff. borrow'd Q (1676) and Capell.

[1232] times twelve thirties] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅ F₁. time, twelve thirties F₂ F₃ F₄. twelve times thirty Q₆. times twelve thirty Hanmer.

[1233] commutual in most] infolding them in Q (1676).

[1234] P. Queen.] Steevens (1778). Quee. or Que. Qq F₂ F₃. Queen. F₄. Bap. or Bapt. F₁.

[1235] from cheer and] different Q (1676).

your] our Q₂ Q₃.

former] forme F₁.

[1236] must: For] Ff. must. For women feare too much, even as they love, And Qq. See note (XVII).

[1237] holds] Ff. hold Qq.

[1238] In neither aught] In neither ought Ff. Eyther none, in neither ought Qq. 'Tis either none Pope. In neither: aught Hunter conj. Either in nought Anon. conj.

[1239] love] Lord Q₂ Q₃.

is, proof hath made] has been, proof makes Q (1676).

[1240] sized] ciz'd Q₂ Q₃ Q₆. ciz'st Q₄ Q₅. siz'd F₁. siz F₂. fixt F₃ F₄. great Q (1676).

[1241] Where love ... there.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[1242] littlest] Q₆. litlest Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. smallest Q (1676).

[1243] operant] working Q (1676).

their functions] Qq. my functions Ff.

[1244] fair] fare Q₄.

[1245] kind] Q₆. kind, Q₂ Q₃ Q₄_ Q₅. kinde. F₁. kind. F₂ F₃ F₄. a kind Rowe (ed. 2).

[1246] thou—] Ff. thou. Qq.

[1247] kill'd] kill Theobald.

[1248] [Aside] Capell.

Wormwood, wormwood.] Ff. O wormewood, wormewood! (Q₁). That's wormwood. Qq (in the margin).

[1249] P. Queen.] Bapt. Ff. om. Qq.

[1250] thrift] Trift F₂.

[1251] husband dead] lord that's dead (Q₁) Staunton.

[1252] you think] Pointed as in Qq. you. Think Ff.

[1253] but] and Q (1676).

[1254] like] Ff. the Qq.

fruit] fruits Q (1676) and Pope.

[1255] either] Q₅ Q₆. eyther, Q₂ Q₃. either, Q₄. other Ff.

[1256] enactures] Q₆. ennactures Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. ennactors F₁. enactors F₂ F₃ F₄.

[1257] joys] F₄. joyes F₁ F₂ F₃. joy Qq.

grieves F₃ F₄. greeves F₁ F₂. griefes Qq.

[1258] nor] and Pope.

'tis not] is it Q (1676).

[1259] lead fortune] fortune lead Pope. leads fortune Theobald.

else] om. Pope.

[1260] favourite] favourites F₁.

[1261] hitherto] hither to F₂.

[1262] friend,] Qq. friend: F₁. friend? F₂ F₃ F₄.

[1263] seasons him] sees in him Anon. conj.

[1264] So think] Think still Q (1676).

[1265] die thy thoughts] thy thoughts dye Q (1676).

[1266] to me give] Qq. to give me Ff. oh! give me Hanmer. do give me Seymour conj.

Nor ... give] Let earth not give me Anon. conj. (Misc. Obs. on Hamlet, 1752).

[1267] To desperation ... scope!] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[1268] An anchor's] Theobald. And anchors Qq. And anchors' Jennens. An anchoret's Anon, apud Rann conj.

cheer] chair Steevens conj.

[1269] once ... wife] (Q₁) Ff. once I be a widdow, ever I be a wife Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₆ (bee Q₄. widow Q₆). once I be a widdow, ever I be wife Q₅. once I widow be, and then a wife Q (1676). once I be a widow, 'ere a wife Anon. MS.

[1270] Ham. If ... now!] Ham. If ... now. Qq (in the margin) Ff. Ham. If ... now— Pope. Ham. [to Oph.] If ... now,— Capell.

it now] her vow Elze (Collier MS.)

[1271] 'Tis ... awhile;] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

here] heare Q₄ Q₅ F₂.

[1272] [Sleeps.] Ff (after brain). om. Qq. Lays him down. Capell.