[4397] Which ... sound] That ... sense Q₁. That ... sence Q₂ Q₃.

[4398] But ... army?] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4399] near's] F₃ F₄. neeres Q₁ F₂ Q₃. neer's Q₂. neere's F₁.

[4400] speedy foot] Ff. speed for't Q₁ Q₃. speed fort Q₂.

descry] Ff. descries Q₁. descryes Q₂. discries Q₃.

[4401] Stands] Standst Q₂.

thought] Ff. thoughts Qq.

that's all] om. Q₁.

[4402] Her] Ff. His Q₁ Q₃. Hir Q₂.

Edg. I ... sir.] Omitted by Pope.

[Exit Gent.] Johnson. Exit. Qq. Exit. Ff (after on).

[4403] ever-gentle] Hyphened by Capell.

[4404] Well pray] Well, pray Q₂ F₄.

[4405] tame to] Ff. lame by Qq.

[4406] known] knowing Hanmer.

[4407] Hearty ... boot!] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.

[4408] bounty] bornet Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

the benison] beniz Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

[4409] To ... boot] Ff. to boot, to boot Q₁ Q₂ (Mus. imp.) Q₃. to saue thee Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2). to boot Pope, reading The bounty ... to boot as one line. To boot Hanmer, reading as a seperate line.

Enter Oswald.] Collier. Enter Steward. Qq Ff.

Scene ix. Pope.

[4410] A ... arm.] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.

[4411] Most] this is most Hanmer.

happy!] happy; Q₁ Q₃. happy, Q₂. happie F₁. happy: F₂ F₃ F₄.

[4412] first] Omitted in Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

[4413] Thou] om. Pope.

old] Ff. most Qq.

[4414] Now] om. Pope.

[4415] to 't] Qq F₃ F₄. too 't F₁ F₂. to it Johnson.

[Edgar interposes.] Collier. Edgar opposes. Johnson. om. Qq Ff.

[4416] Darest] darst Q₁ Q₃. durst Q₂. Dar'st F₁. Darst F₂ F₃ F₄.

[4417] that] om. Qq.

[4418] Chill ... 'casion.] Two lines in Ff. Capell ends line 234 Ch'ill not.

zir] Ff. sir Qq.

vurther] om. Qq. further Jennens.

'casion] cagion Qq.

[4419] and] om. Qq.]

volk F₃ F₄. volke Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃. voke Q₂.

[4420] An] Capell. and Qq Ff.

ha'] Ff. have Qq.

zwaggered] zwaggar'd Q₁ Q₃. swaggar'd Q₂. zwaggerd F₁. zwagged F₂ F₃ F₄.

'twould] it wold Q₁. it would Q₂ Q₃.

[4421] zo] so Q₂.

as 'tis] om. Qq.

vortnight] fortnight Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

[4422] th'] Ff. the Qq.

che vor ye] che vor 'ye Ff. chevore ye Qq.

I'se] ice Ff. ile Qq. iz Capell.

whether] Qq. whither Ff.

[4423] costard] Q₁ Ff Q₃. coster Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2). costerd Q₂ (Mus. imp.)

ballow] Ff. bat Q₁ Q₂ (Mus. imp.) Q₃. battero Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

chill] ile Q₂.

[4424] [They fight.] Qq. om. Ff.

[4425] zir] sir Q₂.

vor] Ff. for Qq.

[4426] [Oswald falls.] Edd. Edgar knocks him down. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[4427] letters] letter Rann (Smith conj.)

[4428] To ... out Upon] Divided as in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4429] Upon the British] Qq. Upon the English Ff. On th' English Hanmer.

[4430] Upon ... death!] Capell arranges as two half-lines.

death! Death!] Edd. death! death. Qq. death, death. Ff. death,— Pope.

[4431] [Dies.] He dyes. Q₁. He dies. Q₂ Q₃. om. Ff.

[4432] As duteous ... desire.] One line in Q₂.

[4433] Sit ... not:] As in Ff. Four lines, ending pockets, ... friends, deathsman ... not, in Qq.

[4434] you. Let’s] Ff. you, lets Q₁ Q₂ (Mus. imp.) Q₃. you lets Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

[4435] [seating him at a Distance. Capell.

[4436] these] Ff. his Qq.

the letters] Ff. These letters Qq. this letter Rann (Smith conj.)

[4437] of May] Ff. of may Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2) Q₃. of, May Q₂ (Mus imp.)

[4438] I am] I'm Pope.

sorry] sorrow Q₂.

[4439] Leave] By your leave Rowe.

manners, blame] manners blame Qq. manners: blame Ff. manners—blame Rowe.

[4440] not: To] Pope. not, To Q₁ Q₃. not To Q₂ Ff.

[4441] we'ld] wee'd Qq. we Ff.

[4442] is] Qq F₁. are F₂ F₃ F₄.

[4443] [Reads] Reads the Letter. Ff. A Letter. Q₁ Q₂ (Mus. imp.) Q₃. om. Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. and Bodl. 1, 2).

[4444] Let ... labour.] Prose in Q₂ Ff. Seven lines in italics in Q₁ Q₃.

[4445] our] Ff. your Qq.

[4446] done, if] done, If Q₂. done: If Q₁. done. If Ff. done; If Q₃.

conqueror: then] conqueror. Then Pope, conqueror, then Qq Ff.

[4447] gaol] F₄. gaole F₁. goale F₂. goal F₃. Iayle Q₁ Q₃. gayle Q₂.

[4448] for your] of our F₃ F₄.

[4449] —wife ... say—] Put in parentheses in Ff. wife (so ... say) & your Q₁ Q₃. wife (so ... say) your Q₂.

servant,] servant and for you her owne for Venter, Q₂. servant and for you her owne for Ventering Anon. MS. See note (V). servant, and for you her own foventer Becket conj. servant, and your own for ever Mitford conj. (from Q₁).

[4450] O] Qq. Oh F₁. Of F₂ F₃ F₄.

undistinguish'd] undistinguisht Q₁ Q₃. Indistinguisht Q₂. indinguish'd F₁ F₂ F₃. indistinguish'd F₄. unextinguish'd Collier (Collier MS.) undistinguishable Staunton conj.

undistinguish'd ... will] undisguised scope of woman's will or undisguised scape of woman's wit Singer conj.

space] scope Theobald conj. blaze Collier (Collier MS.) sense Staunton conj. maze Bailey conj.

will Ff. wit Qq.

[4451] in the] i' th' Pope.

[4452] post] most Anon. conj. MS.

[4453] the mature] mature Pope.

[4454] death-practised] Hyphened in Ff.

[4455] thy] Ff. his Q₁ Q₃.

[4456] The king ... sense,] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

vile] F₄. vilde Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃ F₃. vild Q₂.

[4457] sever'd] Ff. fenced Qq.

[4458] imaginations] imagination Johnson.

[4459] [Drum afar off.] A Drumme afarre off. Q₁ Q₃. A drum a farre off. Q₂. Drum afarre off. Ff (after line 282).

[4460] Give ... drum:] One line in Q₂.

[4461] Come, father] Come further Johnson.

[Exeunt.] Ff. Exit. Qq.

[4462] Scene vii.] Scene vi. Rowe. Scene x. Pope.

A tent ... camp.] Steevens, after Capell. A Chamber. Rowe.

Lear ... asleep,] Steevens, after Capell.

soft music playing,] Dyce.

Gentleman ...] Edd. (Globe ed.) Physician, Gentleman, ... Capell.

Enter ... and Doctor.] Qq. Enter ... and Gentleman. Ff. Enter Cordelia and Kent. Capell.

[4463] O ... me.] Arranged as in Rowe. Three lines, ending Kent, ... goodnesse, ... me, in Q₁ Q₃. Two lines, the first ending goodnes, in Q₂. Five lines, ending Kent, ... worke ... goodnesse?... short, ... me, in Ff.

[4464] My life] Life Pope.

[4465] is] 'tis Eccles conj.

[4466] Be ... off.] Arranged as in Q₁ Ff Q₃. Two lines, the first ending those, in Q₂.

[4467] me] Qq. om. Ff.

[4468] made] laid Warburton. main Collier (Collier MS.)

[4469] Then ... king?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff. Pope ends line 11 at so.

be't] Ff. beet Q₂. be it Q₁ Q₃.

so, my good lord. How] so my good lord: How Ff. so: my lord how Q₁ Q₃. so, my good lord how Q₂. so. My lord, how Pope (ed. 1). so My lord—how Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald).

[To the Doctor] To the Physician. Theobald. om. Qq Ff.

[Going towards the Bed. Capell.

[4470] Doct.] Qq. Gent. Ff.

[4471] sleeps] he sleeps Keightley.

[4472] O you kind] Kind Capell.

[4473] O ... nature] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4474] and jarring] Ff. and hurrying Q₁ Q₂. hurrying Q₃.

[4475] child-changed] Hyphen omitted in Q₂.

So please] Please Pope.

[4476] So ... king:] Divided as in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4477] That] om. Q₁ Q₃.

king: he ... long.] king, He ... long. Q₂. king He ... long. Q₁ Q₃. king, he ... long? Ff. king? he ... long. Hanmer.

[4478] array'd?] arayd, Q₂.]

[Soft music. Grant White.

[Enter Lear in a chaire carried by Servants. Ff. om. Qq.

[4479] Gent.] Ff. Doct. Qq.

his] Qq. om. Ff.

[4480] Doct.] Edd. (Globe ed.) Phy. Capell. Continued to Phy. by Pope. Kent. Q₁ Q₃. Gent. Q₂. Continued to Gent. in Ff.

Be by, good madam] Good madam be by Qq.

[4481] not] Omitted in F₁ F₂.

[4482] Cor. Very well. Doct. Please ... there!] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[4483] O ... made!] Arranged as in Ff. Four lines, ending father, ... lippes, ... harmes ... made, in Q₁ Q₃. Three lines, ending lips, ... sisters ... made, in Q₂.

[4484] father! Restoration] Pope. father, Restoration Q₁ Q₃. father restoratiō Q₂. father, restauratian F₁. father, restauration F₂ F₃ F₄.

Restoration hang] Restauration, hang Theobald.

[4485] Thy] Her Hanmer.

[4486] dear] dearest Theobald.

[4487] you] he Anon. MS. See note (V).

[4488] Had challenged] Did challenge Ff.

a face] face F₃ F₄.

[4489] opposed] oppos'd Ff. exposd Qq.

warring] Qq. iarring F₁. jarring F₂ F₃ F₄.

[4490] To stand ... helm?] Omitted in Ff.

[4491] dread-bolted] Hyphened by Theobald.

[4492] lightning? to] Pointed as in Theobald. lightning, to Q₁ Q₃. lightning to Q₂.

watch—poor perdu!—] watch, poor perdu! Warburton. watch poore Per du, Qq. watch poor perdue: Theobald. watch pour perdu Pye conj.

[4493] helm? Mine] Pointed as in Q₁ Q₃. helme mine Q₂.

[4494] Mine ... father,] Arranged as in Qq. Three lines, ending me, ... fire, ... father) in Ff. Three, ending shou'd ... fire: ... father, in Pope.

[4495] Mine enemy's] Mine Enemies Ff. Mine iniurious Q₁ Q₂. Mine injurious Q₃. My very enemy's Theobald. Mine injurer's Capell.

dog] dog, even Keightley. furious dog Mitford conj.

[4496] Alack, alack] Alack Hanmer, ending lines 36-42, Mine ... him, at shou'd ... wast ... swine ... straw?... wits, ... wakes, ... him.

[4497] thy] my F₃ F₄.

[4498] concluded all. He] Q₁ Ff Q₃. concluded all, he Q₂. concluded.—Ah! he Warburton.

[4499] Doct.] Qq. Gen. F₁. Gent. F₂ F₃ F₄.

do you;] do you speak, Hanmer.

[4500] How does ... majesty?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4501] o' the] o' th' F₁. oth' F₂ F₃ F₄. a'th Q₁ Q₃. ath Q₂.

[4502] scald] scal'd F₁.

do you know me?] Ff. know ye me? Q₁ Q₃. know me. Q₂. know you me? Anon. MS. See note (V).

[4503] You are] Ff. Y'are Q₁ Q₃. Yar Q₂.

when] Q₁ Q₃ F₃ F₄. where Q₂ F₁ F₂.

[4504] He's ... daylight?] Two lines in Qq. Four in Ff.

[4505] I am] I'm Pope.

mightily] much Hanmer.

e'en] ene Qq. ev'n F₁ F₂. even F₃ F₄.

[4506] what to say] what Hanmer.

[4507] I feel ... condition] Arranged as in Ff. One line in Qq.

[4508] O ... kneel.] Arranged as in Q₁ Ff Q₃. Prose in Q₂.

[4509] upon] on Hanmer.

[4510] hands] Qq. hand Ff.

[4511] No, sir,] Omitted in Ff.

me] Omitted in Q₂.

[4512] Fourscore ... less;] One line in Knight. Two, the first ending upward, in Ff. Capell ends the lines upward ... plainly, reading with Ff.

Fourscore] Fourscore years Keightley, reading the rest as Qq.

not ... less;] Omitted in Qq, which read Fourscore ... plainly as one line.

[4513] plainly] plainly with you Hanmer, reading the rest as Qq.

[4514] in my perfect] Q₂ Ff. perfect in my Q₁ Q₃.

[4515] for I am] for I'm Pope.

[4516] nor I] nay I Pope.

[4517] not] Q₂ Ff. no Q₁. noe Q₃.

[4518] I am, I am] I am Qq.

[4519] Be ... not:] One line in Qq. Two, the first ending wet? in Ff.

pray] pray you Rowe.

[4520] me] we F₂.

[4521] not] none Hanmer.

[4522] me.] me? Q₂.

[4523] Be ... settling.] Arranged as in Theobald. Prose in Qq. Three lines, ending rage ... go in, ... setling, in Ff.

[4524] kill'd in him] Ff. cured in him Qq. cur'd Hanmer. quell'd in him Collier conj.

[4525] and yet ... lost.] Omitted in Ff.

[4526] it is] Qq. 'tis Steevens. 'twere Theobald.

[4527] make him even o'er] wake him even, o'er Jackson conj.

even] even go Keightley.