_Cre._ I am your debtor, claim it when 'tis due; Never's my day, and then a kiss _for_ you. But I rather think that Ulysses means to slight her, and that the present reading is right. IV.v.57 (107,6) motive of her body] _Motive_ for _part that contributes to motion_. IV.v.59 (107,7) a coasting] An amorous address; courtship. IV.v.62 (107,8) sluttish spoils of opportunity] Corrupt wenches, of whose chastity every opportunity may make a prey. IV.v.73 (108,9) _Aga._ 'Tis done like Hector, but securely done] [Theobald gave the speech to Achilles] As the old copies agree, I have made no change. IV.v.79 (108,1) Valour and pride excel themselves in Hector] Shakespeare's thought is not exactly deduced. Nicety of expression is not his character. The cleaning is plain, "Valour (says AEneas) is in Hector greater than valour in other men, and pride in Hector is less than pride in other men. So that Hector is distinguished by the excellence of having pride less than other pride, and valour more than other valour." IV.v.103 (109,2) an impair thought] A thought suitable to the dignity of his character. This word I should have changed to _impure_, were I not over-powered by the unanimity of the editors, and concurrence of the old copies, (rev. 1778, IX, 120, 8) IV.v.105 (109,3) Hector in his blaze of wrath subscribes/To tender objects] That is, _yields, gives_ way. IV.v.112 (110,4) thus translate him to me] Thus _explain his character_. IV.v.142 (111,5) _Hect._ Not Neoptolemus so mirable] [W: Neoptolemus's sire irascible] After all this contention it is difficult to imagine that the critic believes _mirable_ to have been changed to _irascible_. I should sooner read, Not Neoptolemus th' admirable; as I know not whether _mirable_ can be found in any other place. The correction which the learned commentator gave to Hanmer, Not Neoptolemus' _sire_ so mirable, as it was modester than this, was preferable to it. But nothing is more remote from justness of sentiment, than for Hector to characterise Achilles as the father of Neoptolemus, a youth that had not yet appeared in arms, and whose name was therefore much less knovn than his father's. My opinion is, that by Neoptolemus the author meant Achilles himself; and remembering that the son was Pyrrhus Neoptolemus, considered Neoptolemus as the nomen gentilitium, and thought the father was likewise Achilles Neoptolemus. IV.v.147 (112,6) We'll answer it] That is, answer the _expectance_. IV.v.275 (117,5) Beat loud the tabourines] For this the quarto and the latter editions have, To taste your bounties.-- The reading which I have given from the folio seems chosen at the revision, to avoid the repetition of the word _bounties_ [273].