[3678] Thou'ldst] Thou'dst Ff. Thoud'st Qq.
mind's] minds F3 F4.
[3680] beats] F3 F4. beates Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2) F1 F2. beares Q1 Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1) Q3.
there. Filial ingratitude!] Rowe. there. Filial ingratitude, F3 F4. their filiall ingratitude, Qq. there, Filiall ingratitude, F1 F2.
[3681] this hand] his hand F3 F4.
[3682] to't] to it Q1 Q3.
home] sure Qq.
[3683] In such ... endure:] Omitted in Qq, ending the lines sure; ... this!... father, ... lies, ... that.
[3684] gave you] Qq. gave Ff.
all,—] all— Rowe. all, Qq Ff.
[3685] enter here.] enter. Qq.
[3686] thine own] thy owne Q1. thy one Q2.
[3687] [To the Fool] Johnson.
[3688] In, boy; ... sleep.] Omitted in Qq.
[3689] poverty,—] poverty— Rowe. povertie, F1. proverty, F2 F3 F4.
[3690] [Fool goes in.] Johnson. Exit. Ff (after line 26). om. Qq. Exit Fool. Rowe, after line 26. Exit Fool. Capell, after in, line 27.
[3691] storm] night Qq.
[3692] loop'd] Pope. loopt Qq. lop'd Ff.
window'd] Ff. windowed Qq.
[3693] [Enter Edgar, and Foole. Ff. Enter Edgar disguised like a Madman and Fool. Rowe.
[3694] Scene vi. Pope.
Edg. [Within] Theobald. Edg. Ff. om. Qq.
[3695] Fathom ... Tom!] Omitted in Qq.
[3696] [The Fool ... hovel.] Theobald, after line 40. Transferred by Capell. om. Qq Ff.
[3697] Come ... me!] Prose in Qq Ff. Verse, the first line ending spirit, in Johnson.
[3698] Who's there?] whose there. Q2.
[3699] A spirit, a spirit,] Once only in Qq.
name's] name is Q1 Q3. nam's Q2.
[3700] What ... forth.] Prose in Qq Ff. Verse in Johnson.
[3701] i' the] in the Qq.
[3702] forth.] forth? Q2.
Enter ... madman.] Theobald.
[3703] Scene vi. Hanmer.
[3704] Away!... thee.] Prose in Qq Ff. Verse in Johnson.
[3705] Through] thorough Q2.
[3706] Through ... wind.] Printed in italics by Staunton.
[3707] hawthorn] F4. hathorne Qq. hauthorne F1 F2. hauthorn F3.
blows the cold wind] blowes the colde winde Q1 Q3. blowes the cold wind Q2. blow the windes F1. blow the winds F2 F3 F4.
Hum!] Humh, Ff. Humph, Rowe. om. Qq.
[3708] cold] Qq. om. Ff.
[3709] Prose in Qq Ff. Verse in Steevens (1778).
[3710] Hast ... thy two] Qq. Did'st thou give all to thy Ff.
thou] thou too Keightley, reading as verse.
[3711] through flame,] Omitted in Qq.
[3712] ford] foord Qq. sword Ff. swamp Collier MS. sward Anon. conj. flood Anon. conj.
whirlpool] whirl-pool Q3. whirli-poole Q1 Q2. whirle-poole F1. whirle poole F2 F3. whirlepool F4. through whirlpool Johnson.
hath] Ff. has Qq.
[3713] pew] Pope (ed. 2). pue Qq Ff.
ratsbane] rate-bane F2.
[3714] porridge] porredge Ff. pottage Qq.
[3715] four-inched] Hyphened by Capell foure incht Qq F1. foure archt F2. four arch'd F3 F4.
[3716] Bless] Blesse Qq. Blisse F1 F2 F3. Bliss F4.
[3717] O do, de, ... de.] Omitted in Qq.
[3718] star-blasting] starre-blusting Qq.
[3720] What, have his] Theobald. What, his Q1 Q2. Ha's his F1. Has his F2 F3. What his Q3. Have his F3.
pass] asse F4.
[3721] Didst ... them] Qq. Would'st ... 'em Ff. Didst ... 'em Pope.
[3722] shamed] ashamed Keightley.
[3723] light] fall Qq.
[3724] begot ... daughters.] Divided as in Ff. One line in Qq.
[3725] daughters] daughter F2.
[3726] Pillicock ... loo!] As in Johnson. One line in Qq Ff.
[3727] on] one Q3.
Pillicock-hill] Hyphened by Rowe. pelicocks hill Q1 Q2. pelicacks hill Q3.
[3728] Halloo, ... loo!] Warburton. alow: alow, loo, loo. Ff. a lo lo lo. Qq. Haloo, loo, loo. Capell.
[3729] o' the] o' th' F1. oth' F2 F3 F4. of the Q1 Q3. at'h Q2.
[3730] word justly] Pope. words justly Qq. words Iustice F1 word, justice F2 F3 F4. word, do justice Rowe. word's justice Knight.
[3731] set not] set on F3 F4.
sweet heart] Qq. Hyphened in Ff.
[3732] gloves] cloves Anon. apud Theobald conj.
[3733] mistress'] Dyce. mistris Qq Ff. mistress's Rowe (ed. 2).
[3734] in ... of] in the contriving Pope. on the contriving Hanmer. on the contriving of Capell.
[3735] deeply] Q2 Q3. deepely Q1. deerely F1 F2. dearly F3 F4.
[3736] of hand] Qq F1. hand F2. handed F3 F4.
[3738] woman] women Qq.
brothels] brothell Qq.
[3739] plackets] placket Qq.
books] booke Qq.
[3740] Still ... wind.] Printed in italics by Staunton.
the hawthorn] thy hawthorn F3 F4.
hawthorn] hathorne Qq. hauthorne F1 F2.
[3741] says suum, mun, ha, no, nonny] Steevens. sayes suum, mun, nonny Ff. hay no on ny, Qq. Ha! nenni; Capell. Hey!—no—on— Johnson conj.
[3742] my boy, my boy] Qq. my Boy, Boy Ff.
sessa! let] sessa; let Malone. Sesey: let F1. Sessy: let F2 F3 F4. cease let Q1. caese let Q2. ceas let Q3. sesse; let Capell.
trot by] trot my F3 F4.
[Storm still.] Omitted in Qq.
[3744] Why ... here.] None lines of verse in Keightley, ending answer ... skies ... well: ... hide, ... Ha!... art ... is, ... animal ... here.
[3745] than] but Qq.
this? Consider] this cōsider Q2.
[3746] Ha!] Ha? Ff. om. Qq.
here's] Ff. he'rs Q1 Q3. her's Q2.
on's] F1 F3 F4. ons Q2 F2. ones Q1 Q3. of us Pope.
sophisticated] so phisticated Q2.
[3747] lendings] Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2) Ff. leadings Q1 Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1) Q3.
come, unbutton here.] Ff (heere F1 F2). come on be true. Q1 Q3. come on bee true. Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1). come on Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2).
[Tearing ...] Rowe. Tearing ...;
Kent and the Fool strive to
hinder him. Capell. om Qq Ff.
[3748] Prithee] Q1. Prithe Q2. Prythee F1. Prethee The rest.
contented] content Qq.
[3749] wild field] Q2 F3 F4. wilde field Q1 F1 F2. wildfield Q3. wide field Jennens, and Long MS.
[3750] all] and all Rowe.
on's] Ff. in Qq.
[3751] Enter ... torch.] Ff, after line 106. Transferred by Capell. Enter Glocester. Qq (Gloster. Q2), after line 110. Pope puts it after line 120.
[3752] fiend] Qq. om. Ff.
Flibbertigibbet] Ff. Sirberdegibit Q1 Q3. Sriberdegibit Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1). Fliberdegibek Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2).
[3753] till the] Qq. at Ff.
gives] gins Q1 Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1) Q3.
[3754] and the pin, squints] Ff. the pinqueuer Q1. the pin-queues Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1). & the pin, squemes Q2 (Cap. Dev. and Mus. per.) the pinquever Q3. See note (XV).
[3755] hare-lip] F3. hare-lippe F1 F2. hair-lip F4. hare lip Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2). hart lip Q1 Q3. harte lip Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1).
[3756] creature] creatures Hanmer.
earth] the earth F3 F4.
[3757] Saint ... aroint thee:] Arranged as by Capell. Four lines in Ff. Prose in Qq.
[3758] Saint Withold] St. Withold Theobald. swithald Qq. Swithold Ff. Swithin So quoted by Hill.
'old] olde Q1. old Q2 Ff Q3. wold Theobald (Bishop conj.) cold So quoted by Hill. world Colman's version (a misprint). oles Farmer conj.
[3759] He met the night-mare] Ff. anelthu night Moore Q1. a nellthu night more Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1). he met the night mare Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2). anelthunight Moor Q3.
nine-fold] F1. ninefold F2 F3 F4. nine fold Qq. name told Warburton. nine foles Farmer conj.
[3760] her alight] her a-light Ff. her, O light Q1 Q2. her O light Q3.
[3761] troth plight] Qq. troth-plight Ff.
[3762] aroint ... aroint] aroynt ... aroynt Ff. arint ... arint Qq.
thee, witch,] thee, witch Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2). thee witch, F1 F2. the witch, F3 F4. thee, with Q1 Q2 (Mus. Imp. and Bodl. 1).
thee!] thee right. Warburton.
[3763] Scene vii. Pope.
[3764] Who's] F1 F3 F4. Whos F2. Whose Qq.
[3765] tadpole] Johnson. toade pold Q1. tode pold Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1). tod pole Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2). toade-pold Q3. tod-pole F1 F2. tod-pool F3 F4.
wall-newt] Q2 (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 2). wall neut Ff. wall-wort Q1 Q2 (Mus. imp. and Bodl. 1) Q3.
water] Qq Ff. water-neut Rowe.
fury] fruite Q1. fruit Q3.
[3766] sallets] sallet Capell conj.
[3767] stock-punished] stock-punisht Q1 Q2. stock-punish Q3. stockt, punish'd Ff.
[3768] had] Qq. om. Ff.
[3769] horse ... wear;] Prose in Qq. Verse in Ff.
[3770] deer] deere Qq. deare F1 F2. dear F3 F4. geer Hanmer. cheer Grey conj.
[3771] Have] Ff. Hath Qq.
[3772] Smulkin] Ff. snulbug Qq. Smolkin Theobald.
[3773] The ... Mahu.] Prose in Qq Ff. Verse in Capell.
[3774] Modo] Mohu Johnson.
[3775] Mahu] Ff. ma hu— Qq.
[3776] Our ... gets it.] Verse in Pope. Prose in Qq Ff.
[3777] is ... lord,] is growne so vilde my Lord, Qq (vild Q2). my Lord, is growne so vilde, Ff (grown F3 F4. vild, F2 F3 F4).
[3778] gets it] it gets F3 F4.
[3779] Poor] om. Pope.
[3780] a-cold] Hyphened by Rowe.
[3781] Go ... ready.] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.
[3782] Though] Though all F3 F4.
[3783] ventured] Ff venter’d Qq.
[3784] fire and food] Ff. food and fire Qq.
is] are Hanmer.
[3785] Good ... house.] Two lines in Ff.
Good my] Ff. My good Qq.
[3786] I'll ... study?] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.
[3787] talk] take F3 F4.
same] Ff. most Qq.
[3788] me] us F3 F4.
private] private, friend Keightley.
[3789] Importune ... unsettle.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.
[3790] once more] Ff. Omitted in Qq.
[3791] [Storm still.] Ff. om. Qq.
[3792] ah] Ff. O Qq.
[3793] say'st] saist Q1 Q3. sayest Q2 Ff.
[3794] I am] I'm Pope.
[3795] outlaw'd] out-lawed Qq.
he sought] a sought Q2.
[3796] truth] Q1 Q3. true Q2 Ff.
[Storm still. Malone.
[3797] hath] has Q1 haz Q3.
night's] nights Qq.
[3798] grace,—] Capell. grace. Qq Ff.
[3799] O ... company.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.
mercy, sir. Noble] mercy, sir: Noble Ff. mercy noble Qq.
[3800] there, into the] there, into th' Q1 Ff. there, in't Q2. there, into th Q3. into th' Pope. there, to the Capell.
[3801] With ... philosopher.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.
him; I] Ff. him I Qq.
[3802] Good ... fellow.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.
[3803] Sirrah ... us.] Sirrah, come on; along with us. Pope. On, sirrah; go with us. Capell.
[3804] Come ... words:] As a line of verse in Steevens (1793).
[3805] tower] Ff. towne Q1 Q2. town Q3.
came] Ff. come Qq.
After this Capell, reading come, marks the omission of a line and proposes to add The giant roar'd, and out he ran. Keightley proposes The giant saw him, and out he ran.
[3806] [Exeunt.] Ff. om. Qq.
[3807] Scene v.] Scene iv. Rowe. Scene viii. Pope.
Gloucester's castle.] Rowe. A Room in Gloster's Castle. Capell.
Enter ... Edmund.] Ff. Enter ... Bastard. Qq. Omitted by Johnson.
[3808] my] om. F3 F4.
his] Ff. the Qq.