Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
In the Preface to the second volume of the present edition, I used
the words 'First Quarto' somewhat loosely to represent indifferently
two versions of _The Elder Brother_ both dated 1637, differing very
slightly from each other. The phrase has been misunderstood as implying
that the editors of this edition were not aware that one of these two
Quartos may possibly have been printed a few years later than the
other. This is not the case: the opinion, and the evidence adduced in
support of it, were known to the editors, but all questions of date,
together with all other discussions of like nature, were left to be
dealt with in their proper place in the volume or volumes of notes
that are to follow the publication of the text. It is a matter of
very slight importance, and it is sufficient to state here that one
of these two identically dated editions was called A and the other B
in the Appendix to volume II for purposes of reference only, just as,
in volume I, the two identically dated Quartos of _Philaster_, 1652,
were called F and G, respectively, without there being any intention
on the part of the editors to express, in either case, any opinion,
for the moment, as to which is the earlier or the better of the two.
Furthermore, since the text of one of these 1637 Quartos was printed
in the Appendix merely in order to show the verse arrangement that
prevailed in the early Quartos and not for any other textual purpose,
it was a matter of indifference which of the two 1637 Quartos was used.
WIT WITHOUT MONEY.
p. =152=, l. 10 _of text for_ felling _read_ selling.
p. =155=, l. 3. A] and a.
P. =173=, l. 36. _Add_ A.
p. =185=, l. 26. A and B] drinke.
p. =192=, l. 6. A and B] see.
p. =197=, l. 13. _Add_ A.
p. =204=, l. 12. A _omits the second_] put.
THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS.
As in the case of _The Elder Brother_, copies of Quartos dated the same
year differ by reason of the inclusion of corrected and uncorrected
sheets. This remark applies to the undated 1609/10 Quartos called here
A and B and also to C and the later Quartos, e.g. some copies of C have
been seen which read (p. =372=, l. 13): _and games_, and some: _and
merry games_.
p. =372=, l. 15. _Add_ C.
p. =392=, l. 14. _Add_ C.
p. =393=, l. 18. _Add_ C.
p. =401=, l. 24. _Add_ BCE.
p. =404=, ll. 33 and 34. _Add_ C, some copies.
p. =405=, l. 17. _Add_ C, some copies.
p. =427=, l. 36. _Add_ C, some copies.
p. =428=, l. 19. _Add_ C, some copies.
p. =429=, l. 31. _Add_ A, some copies.
p. =430=, l. 6. _Add_ C, some copies.
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