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      some' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃scorne。〃 

      will' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃shall。〃 

      top' i。e。 rise above; surpass。Old eds。 〃stop。〃 

      renowmed' See note ||; p。 11。 So the 8vo。 The 

4to 〃renowned。〃 



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     thirst' The 8vo 〃thrust〃: the 4to 〃thrist。〃 

     and' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃not。〃 

     the fair' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃THEE faire。〃 

     she' i。e。 Nemesis。 

     Rhamnus'' Old eds。 〃Rhamnis。〃 

     meeds' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃deeds。〃 

         into'  Used    here  (as  the  word    was   formerly   often   used)   for 

UNTO。 

     sure' A dissyllable here。 In the next line 〃assure〃 is a trisyllable。 

     with his crown in his hand' The old eds。 add 〃offering to hide 

it;〃 but THAT he does presently after。 

     those were' i。e。 those who were; who have been。 

          Stand    staggering'    So   the   8vo。The     4to   〃Stand    THOSE 

staggering。〃 

     For kings are clouts that every  man shoots at; Our crown the 

pin; &c。' CLOUT means the white mark in the butts; PIN; the peg in the 

centre; which fastened it。 

     me' So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。 

       MYCETES。 Ay;   marry;  &c。'  From  this to   〃TAMBURLAINE。 

Well;   I   mean   you   shall   have   it   again〃   inclusive;   the   dialogue   is   prose: 

compare act iv。 sc。 4; p。 29。 

     renowmed man…at…arms' See note ||; p。 11。 So the 

8vo。The 4to 〃RENOWNED MEN at armes。〃 

     chiefest' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃chiefe。〃 

     happy' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃happiest。〃 

     aim'd' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃and。〃 

     it' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃is。〃 

     our' So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。 

     we' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃I。〃 

       in   earth'   i。e。   on   earth。   So   in   the   Lord's   Prayer;   〃Thy   will   be 

done IN EARTH。〃 

     Casane' Both the old eds。 here 〃Casanes。〃 

     a…piece' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃apace。〃 

     purchase' i。e。 booty; gain。 



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      quite' i。e。 requite。 

      this' So () the 8vo。The 4to 〃the。〃 

      him' Old eds。 〃his。〃 

      and' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃with。〃 

      sprung' See note *; p。 14。 

      dares' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃dare。〃 

      fate' Old eds。 〃state。〃 

      Resolve' Seems to meandissolve (compare 〃our bodies turn to 

elements;〃 p。 12; sec。 col。): but I suspect some corruption here。 

        

        Barbarous'   Qy。   〃O   barbarous〃?   in   the   next   line   but   one;   〃O 

treacherous〃?   and   in   the   last   line   of   the   speech;   〃O   bloody〃?   But   we 

occasionally find in our early dramatists lines which are defective in the 

first syllable; and in some of these instances at least it would almost seem 

that nothing has been omitted by the transcriber or printer。 

      artier' i。e。 artery。 This form occurs again in the SEC。 PART of 

the present play: so too in a copy of verses by Day; 

       〃Hid   in   the   vaines   and   ARTIERS   of   the   earthe。〃   SHAKESPEARE 

SOC。 PAPERS; vol。 i。 19。 

     The word indeed was variously written of old: 

       〃The ARTER   strynge is   the conduyt   of the   lyfe spiryte。〃   Hormanni 

VULGARIA; sig。 G iii。 ed。 1530。 

       〃Riche   treasures   serue   for   th'ARTERS   of   the   war。〃   Lord   Stirling's 

DARIUS; act ii。 Sig。 C 2。 ed。 1604。 

       〃Onelye   the   extrauagant ARTIRE   of   my   arme   is   brused。〃   EVERIE 

WOMAN IN HER HUMOR; 1609; sig。 D 4。 

       〃And   from  the   veines   some   bloud   each ARTIRE   draines。〃   Davies's 

MICROCOSMOS; 1611; p。 56。 

      regiment' i。e。 rule。 

      fruit' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃fruites。〃 

      are' Old eds。 〃Is。〃 

      talents' Was often   used   by our   early  writers for TALONS;  as 



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many     passages    might    be   adduced    to   shew。   Hence    the   quibble    in 

Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST; act iv。 sc。 2。; 〃If a TALENT be 

a claw;〃 &c。 

     harpy' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Harper;〃 and with that reading the 

line is cited; in a note on MACBETH; act iv。 sc。 1; by Steevens; who also 

gives 〃tires UPON my life;〃 but 〃TIRES〃 (a well…known term in falconry; 

and equivalent here topreys) is to be pronounced as a dissyllable。 (In the 

4to it in spelt 〃tyers。〃 

     the' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃thy。〃 

     bassoes' i。e。 bashaws。 

          Christians    renied'   i。e。  Christians    who    have    denied;   or 

renounced their faith。In THE GENT。 MAGAZINE for Jan。 1841; J。 M。 

would        read     〃Christians      RENEGADENS〃              or    〃CHRISTIAN 

RENEGADES:〃 but the old text is right; among many passages that might 

be cited; compare the following; 

       〃And   that Ydole   is   the   God   of   false   Cristene;   that   han   RENEYED 

hire    FEYTHE。〃      THE     VOIAGE       AND      TRAVAILE       OF    SIR   JOHN 

MAUNDEVILE; p。 209。 ed。 1725。 

       〃For   that  thou   should'st   RENY     THY     FAITH;     and   her  thereby 

possesse。 The Soldan did capitulat in vaine: the more thy blesse。〃 Warner's 

ALBIONS ENGLAND; B。 XI。 Ch。 68。 p。 287。 ed。 1596。 

     Terrene' i。e。 Mediterranean。 

     Renowmed' See note ||; p。 11。 So the 8vo。 The 

4to 〃renowned。〃 

     basso' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Brother。〃 

     Not' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Nor。〃 

     in' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃on。〃 

     Or spread; &c。' A word has dropt out from this line。 

          measur'd    heaven'    So   the  8vo。The     4to  〃measured     THE 

heauen。〃 

     pioners' The usual spelling of the word in our early writers (in 

Shakespeare; for instance)。 

     ceaseless' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃carelesse。〃 

     conceits' i。e fancies; imaginations。 



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     counterfeit' i。e。 picture; resemblance。 

     his' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃the。〃 

     you' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃me。〃 

     Leave' The author probably wrote; 〃AGYDAS; leave;〃 &c。 

     facts' i。e。 deeds。 

     much' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃more。〃 

     Pierides' i。e。 The daughters of Pierus; who; having challenged 

the Muses to a trial of song; were overcome; and changed into magpies。 

     the young Arabian' Scil。 Alcidamus; see p。 10; l。 9; sec。 col。 

        

     Fearing his love' i。e。 Fearing with respect to his love。 

     of' so the 4to。The 8vo 〃and。〃 

     fury' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃furies。〃 

     shone' Old eds。 〃shine。〃 

     send' Old eds。 〃sent。〃 

     menace' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃meane。〃 

     fetch' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃fetcht。〃 

     set' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃seate。〃 

     Terrene' i。e。 Mediterranean。 

       to   rest   or   breathe'   So   the   8vo。The   4to   〃to   BREATH   AND 

REST。〃 

     bastones' i。e。 bastinadoes。 

     they' So the 8vo。0mitted in the 4to。 

     Morocco' Here the old eds。 〃Moroccus;〃a barbarism which I 

have    not   retained;   because    previously;    in  the  stage…direction    at  the 

commencement of this act; p。 19; they agree in reading 〃Morocco。〃 

     titles' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃title。〃 

     sarell' i。e。 seraglio。 

     I'll' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃I will。〃 

     the' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃this。〃 

     hugy' i。e。 huge。 

     renowm'd' See note ||; p。 11。 So the 8vo。 The 

4to 〃renowned。〃 



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      of' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃all。〃 

      rule' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃raigne。〃 

      braver' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃braue。〃 

      pash' i。e。 crush to pieces by a stroke。 

        y…sprung'   Here   the   old   eds。   〃ySPRONG。〃See   note   *;   p。   14。 

 

      them' Old eds。 〃thee。〃 

        the'   Has   perhaps   crept   in   by   a   mistake   of   the   transcriber   or 

printer。 

      And make your strokes to wound the senseless light' The old 

eds。 have; 

       〃And make OUR strokes to wound the sencelesse LURE。〃

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