[4129] in] Ff. on Qq. of Capell conj.

[4130] Upon ... tart] Ff. Upon ... tooke, Qq (in one line).

[4131] [Exit.] Qq. om. Ff.

[4132] Where ... eyes?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4133] He is] He's Pope.

[4134] on purpose] Qq F₁ F₂. of purpose F₃ F₄.

their] there Q₂.

[4135] Gloucester ... eyes.] Marked as 'Aside' by Johnson.

[4136] Gloucester ... know'st.] Arranged as in Ff. Three lines in Qq, the first two ending love ... eyes; in Q₁ Q₃, and king, ... friend, in Q₂.

[4137] show'dst] shew'dst F₁ F₃ F₄. shewdst F₂. shewedst Qq.

[4138] thine] Ff. thy Qq.

[4139] know'st] F₁ F₃ F₄. knowst F₂. knowest Qq.

[Exeunt.] Ff. Exit. Qq.

[4140] Scene iii.] Pope. The whole of this Scene is omitted in Ff and Rowe. Scene iv. Eccles, who here inserts Scene v.

The French....] Steevens. French Camp under Dover. Capell. om. Pope. Dover. Theobald.

[4141] Why ... back] The King of France so suddenly gone back! Pope.

Why ... reason?] Prose in Q₂. Two lines, the first ending backe, in Q₁ Q₃.

[4142] the] Q₁ Q₃. no Q₂.

[4143] Something ... necessary] As in Qq. Four lines, ending state, ... which ... danger, ... necessary. in Pope.

[4144] to] om. Pope.

[4145] personal] om. Pope.

[4146] Who] Whom Warburton.

[4147] Marshal] Mareschal Pope.

La Far] Qq. le Far Pope. le Fer Capell.

[4148] Did ... of grief?] Well; say, sir, did ... of her grief? Capell, reading as two lines of verse. But tell me, did ... of grief? Seymour conj.

[4149] Ay, sir;] I, sir, Theobald. I say Qq.

them ... them] 'em ... 'em Pope.

[4150] Her ... her.] As in Pope. Two lines, the first ending passion, in Qq.

[4151] Over] over Q₂. ore Q₁ Q₃.

who] which Pope.

[4152] Not to a rage] Not to rage Q₃. But not to rage Pope.

strove] Pope. streme Qq.

[4153] Who] Which Pope.

[4154] her ... way:] Omitted by Pope.

[4155] like] linked Jackson conj.

a better way:] a better way, Q₁ Q₃. a better way Q₂. a wetter May. Theobald (Warburton). an April day. Heath conj. a better day. Steevens. a better May: Malone. a chequer'd day. Dodd conj. the better day. Becket conj. like; a better way. Singer (Boaden conj.) a bitter May. Lloyd conj. 'em;—a better way. Keightley.

happy] happiest Pope (ed. 2).

smilets] smiles Pope.

[4156] seem'd] Pope, seeme Qq.

[4157] As pearls ... it.] As in Qq. Capell, reading In brief, sir, ends the lines at sorrow ... all ... it. Steevens (1778), omitting sir, follows Capell's arrangement.

[4158] dropp'd] dropping Steevens conj.

[4159] question] quests Hanmer. quest Warburton.

[4160] Faith,] om. Pope, ending line 24 at twice. Yes, Theobald.

[4161] Shame ... father! sisters!] Omitted by Pope.

[4162] In Q₁ Q₃ Kent is printed in italics with full stop.

Kent!... What] Ken. Father Sisters Gen. What Capell.

storm? i' the night] storme ith night Qq. storm of night Pope.

[4163] pity not be believed] pitty not be beleev'd Q₁ Q₃. pitie not be beleeft Q₂. pity ne'er believe it Pope. it not be believed Capell. pity not believe it Jennens.

There] Then Pope.

[4164] And clamour moisten'd:] Capell. And clamour moistened her, Qq. And, clamour-motion'd, Theobald. And clamour motion'd her. Becket conj. And, clamour-moisten'd, Grant White. And clamour-moistened: S. Walker conj. And clamour soften’d: Cartwright conj. And choler master’d her: Anon. conj.

And ... started] And then retired Pope, reading And ... alone as one line.

[4165] It is the stars,] Omitted by Pope.

[4166] It ... conditions:] Arranged as by Theobald. One line in Qq.

[4167] self mate] self-mate Pope. and mate] Q₁ Q₃. and make Q₂.

[4168] You spoke not] Spoke you Pope.

since?] Q₁ Q₃. since. Q₂.

[4169] Well, sir] om. Pope.

Lear's i' the] Lear's ith Qq. Lear’s in Pope. Lear is i’ the Capell. Lear is in Hanmer.

[4170] sometime] Q₁ Q₃. some time Q₂. sometimes Pope.

tune] lune Becket conj.

[4171] What ... daughter.] Arranged as by Pope. One line in Qq.

[4172] so elbows him: his own] so so bows him, his Pope. so bows him: his own Capell. so awes him, his own Seymour conj. soul-bows him: his own Jackson conj. so embows his own Badham conj. sole bars him: his own Bailey conj.

[4173] from his] from her Johnson (1771).

[4174] To ... Cordelia] Arranged as by Johnson. Two lines, the first ending minde, in Qq.

[4175] sting His mind] sting him Pope, ending the lines him ... him ... Cordelia.

[4176] from] From his Pope.

[4177] not?] Q₁ Q₃. not. Q₂.

[4178] so;] so, Pope. so Qq. said Warburton. so deliver'd me: Seymour conj.

afoot] Q₃. afoote Q₁. a foote Q₂.

[4179] Lending ... me.] Arranged as by Steevens (1778). One line in Qq. Two lines, the first ending acquaintance, in Delius.

I ... Along] Pray along Pope, reading Lending ... with me as one line. Pray you, along Capell, reading as one line.

[4180] [Exeunt.] Pope. Exit. Qq.

[4181] Scene iv.] Pope. Scena Tertia. Ff. Scene v. Eccles.

The same. A tent.] Capell. A Camp. Rowe. A tent in the Camp at Dover. Steevens (1773).

Enter....] Enter ... Cordelia, Gentlemen, and Souldiours. Ff. Enter Cordelia, Doctor, and others. Qq. Enter Cordelia, Physician, and Soldiers. Pope.

[4182] mad as] made F₃ F₄.

vex'd] vext Ff. vent Qq.

[4183] fumiter] fumiterr Theobald, femiter Qq. Femitar Ff. fumitory Hanmer.

furrow-weeds] farrow weeds Boucher conj.

[4184] bur-docks] Hanmer. hor-docks Qq. Hardokes F₁ F₂. Hardocks F₃ F₄. harlocks Steevens, 1778 (Farmer conj.) charlocks Anon. conj. (Gent. Mag. LVI. 214). hoar-docks Collier, hediokes Nicholson conj.

nettles] nettle Johnson.

[4185] sustaining corn.] sustaining, Corne, Q₁ Q₃. sustayning, corne, Q₂.

A ... forth;] Send forth a cent'ry: Pope.

century] Q₁ Q₃ F₃ F₄. centurie Q₂. centery F₁ F₂. sen'try Johnson.

send] Ff. is sent Qq.

[4186] And ... worth.] Arranged as by Pope. The lines end wisedome do ... helpe him ... worth in Q₁ Q₃. They end wisdome ... helpe him ... worth in Q₂. They end wisedome ... helpes him ... worth in Ff. Four lines, ending eye ... restoring ... him, ... worth, in Capell.

[4187] our eye] us Seymour conj.

[Exit....] Malone. To an Officer, who goes out. Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[4188] What ... sense?] Do, what man's wisdom can, In ... sense. Boswell conj.

[4189] man's] om. Seymour conj.

[4190] In] do In Q₁ Q₃. do, in Capell.

his] Of his Capell.

[4191] helps] can helpe Qq.

[4192] Doct.] Qq. Gent. Ff.

is] are Rowe.

[4193] lacks: that] F₃ F₄. lackes: that F₁ F₂. lackes, that Q₁ Q₃. lackes that Q₂.

[4194] All ... earth,] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4195] remediate] remediant Johnson.

[4196] distress] distresse Qq. desires F₁ F₂ F₃. desire F₄.

[4197] Enter a Messenger.] Q₁ Ff Q₃. Enter Messenger. Q₂.

[4198] News ... hitherward.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4199] It ... France] Arranged as by Johnson. One line in Qq Ff.

[4200] mourning and] om. Hanmer, reading Therefore ... pitied as one line.

important] Qq. importun'd Ff. importunate Capell.

[4201] incite] Ff. insite Q₁ Q₃. in sight Q₂.

[4202] and our aged] to our dear Johnson (1771).

right] Qq F₃ F₄. Rite F₁ F₂.

[4203] Soon ... him!] om. Seymour conj.

[Exeunt.] Ff. Exit. Qq. om. Jennens.

[4204] Scene v.] Pope. Scena Quarta Ff. Scene iii. Eccles, who transfers it to follow Scene ii.

Gloucester's castle.] A room in Gloster's Castle. Capell. Regan's Palace. Rowe.

Oswald.] Steward Qq Ff.

[4205] But ... Himself] Marked as one line in Capell MS.

[4206] there] Ff. om. Qq.

Madam,] om. Pope.

[4207] Madam ... soldier.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4208] sister is] Q₂ Ff. sister's Q₁ Q₃.

[4209] lord] Ff. lady Qq.

[4210] letter] letters Q₂.

[4211] serious] Q₂ Ff. a serious Q₁ Q₃.

[4212] Edmund] Ff. and now Qq.

[4213] In ... enemy.] In ... army. Qq, in two lines, the first ending life.

[4214] o' the enemy] o' th' Enemy F₁. oth' Enemy F₂ F₃ F₄. of the Army Q₁ Q₃. at'h army Q₂.

[4215] madam] om. Qq.

letter] Ff. letters Qq.

[4216] troops set] F₃ F₄. troopes set F₁ F₂. troope sets Qq.

[4217] I may ... business.] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.

[4218] Might ... Belike,] Arranged as in Qq. One line in Ff.

[4219] by word? Belike,] Ff. by word, belike Qq. by word? Pope. by word of mouth? Hanmer.

[4220] Something—] Pope. Something, Qq. Some things, Ff.

[4221] I had] Ff. Ide Q₁ Q₃. I'de Q₂.

[4222] I am] I'm Pope.

[4223] gave strange] gave Warburton (in text). gave him Warburton (in note).

œillades] aliads Qq. Eliads F₁. Iliads F₂ F₃ F₄. œiliads Rowe. eylids Anon. MS. See note (V).

[4224] you are] you're Pope.

[4225] madam?] Ff. madam. Qq.

[4226] you are; I know't] Rowe (ed. 2). Y'are: I know't Ff. for I know't Qq. you're; I know't Rowe (ed. 1). you are, I know it Capell.

[4227] this note:] note of this, Grey conj.

[4228] lady's] Rowe. ladies Qq Ff.

[4229] do find] so find Quoted thus by Grey.

[4230] So, fare you well] Ff. so farewell Qq, reading I ... farewell as one line. Omitted by Hanmer.

[4231] him] om. F₁.

should] Ff Q₃. would Q₁ Q₂.

[4232] party] Ff. lady Qq.

[Exeunt.] Ff. Exit. Qq. Exeunt severally. Capell.

[4233] Scene vi.] Pope. Scena Quinta. Ff.

Fields ...] Capell. The Country. Rowe. The Country, near Dover. Theobald.

Enter] ... Enter Glo'ster, and Edgar as a Peasant. Theobald. Enter Gloucester, and Edgar. Ff. Enter Gloster and Edmund. Qq.

[4234] we] Qq. I Ff.

[4235] up it] Ff. it up Qq.

[4236] Horrible] Horribly Collier MS.

[4237] Horrible ... sea?] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4238] Hark, do you] Hark, hark; do you not Capell.

No, truly.] No truly, not Hanmer.

[4239] alter'd] Ff. altered Qq.

speak'st] speakest Q₂.

[4240] In] Ff. With Qq.

[4241] You're] Rowe. Y'are Q₁ Ff Q₃. Y'ar Q₂.

[4242] Methinks] Sure Pope.

you're] Rowe. y'are Q₁ Ff Q₃. y'ar Q₂. you are Capell.

[4243] Come ... fearful] As in Qq. Two lines, the first ending sir, in Ff.

[4244] dizzy] F₃ F₄. dizy Q₁ F₂ Q₃. dizi Q₂. dizie F₁.

[4245] that] who So quoted by Wordsworth (Preface: Ed. 1815).

samphire] samphier Q₃. sampire Q₁ Q₂ Ff.

[4246] walk] walke Qq. walk’d Ff.

beach] Q₂ Ff. beake Q₁ Q₃.

[4247] yond] Ff Q₃. yon Q₁ Q₂.

[4248] a buoy] Ff. a boui Q₂. aboue Q₁. above Q₃.

[4249] pebbles chafes] Pope. peebles chafe Q₁ Q₃. peeble chaffes Q₂. pebble chafes Ff.

[4250] heard ... I'll] F₄. heard ... Ile F₁ F₂. heard ... I'le F₃. heard: it is so hie Ile Q₁. heard, its so hie ile Q₂. heard it is so: hie Ile Q₃.

[4251] Give ... upright.] As in Qq. Three lines, ending hand: ... verge: ... upright,, in Ff.

[4252] you are] you're Pope.

[4253] beneath] below Pope.

[4254] upright] outright Hanmer (Warburton).

[4255] fairies]fairiegs Q₃.

[4256] farther] Qq. further Ff.

[4257] you] Qq. ye Ff.

[Seems to go. Rowe.

[4258] Why I do ... despair Is] Q₂ F₁ F₂, substantially. Why I do ... dispaire, tis Q₁ Q₃. Why do I ... despair, 'Tis F₃ F₄. Why do I ... despair? 'Tis Rowe.

Why ... it.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4259] [Kneeling] He kneels. Qq. om. Ff.

[4260] snuff] snurff Q₂.

[4261] him] Ff. om. Qq.

[4262] [He ...] He falles. Qq. Omitted in Ff. He leaps and falls along. Rowe. Gloster leaps, and falls along. Knight (Jackson conj.), after farewell.

[4263] Gone ... sir?] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.