_Zachariah Jackson._--"N. & Q." will not, I am sure, refuse to give his due to Zachariah Jackson, the author of _Shakspeare's Genius Justified_, by showing to how great an extent the conjectures of Jackson had, by _thirty-four_ years, anticipated the _Notes and Emendations_. I subjoin a list of the old corrector's emendations, which are also found in Jackson's work: +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+-----+-----+ | | | |Page in | | Play. | Text. | Emendation. |Collier. | | | | | Page in | | | | | Jackson.| +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+-----+-----+ |Two Gentlemen of Verona,|"In telling |"In telling you | 18. | 9. | | Act II. Sc. 1. | her mind." | her mind." | | | | | | | | | |Merry Wives of Windsor, |"She _carves_." |"She _craves_." | 30. | 17. | | Act I. Sc. 3. | | | | | | | | | | | |Measure for Measure, |"_Propagation_ |"_Procuration_ | 43. | 39. | | Act I. Sc. 3 | of a dower." | of a dower." | | | | | | | | | |Ditto Ditto |"What say'st |"What say'st | 49. | 44. | | Act III. Sc. 2. | thou, _trot_?"| thou, _troth_?"| | | | | | | | | |Taming of the Shrew, |"Except they |"Except _while_ | 152.| 127.| | Act IV. Sc. 4. | are busied." | they are | | | | | | busied." | | | | | | | | | |All's Well that |"Happiness _and_|"Happiness _in_ | 159.| 89. | | Ends Well, | prime." | prime." | | | | Act III. Sc. 1. | | | | | | | | | | | |Twelfth Night, |"_Then_ cam'st |"_Thou_ cam'st | 181.| 31. | | Act V. Sc. 1. | in smiling." | in smiling." | | | | | | | | | |Winter's Tale, |"So attir'd, |"So attir'd, | 192.| 142.| | Act IV. Sc. 3. | _sworn_." | _so worn_." | | | | | | | | | |Henry V., |"_Untempering_ |"_Untempting_ | 264.| 229.| | Act V. Sc. 2. | effect." | effect." | | |
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