Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640 -- Criticism and interpretation
MS.: Mutilated at beginning. “On” makes sense.
I., 2, 186.—C.: His nose, his very lip.
MS.: His nose, his German lip. “German” scratched out, and underneath
appears a word beginning with “A,” Asian or Austrian?(567) “Very” is
written above “German.”
I., 2, 187.—C.:
His very hand, leg and foot!
The moles upon
His face and hands.
MS.: His own (?) hand, leg and foot, and the left side
Shorter than on the right.
The moles upon
His face and hands.
“His own” down to “the right” is cancelled in MS.
I., 2, 191.—C:
1 M. To confirm us, tell us your chirurgeon’s name
When he served you.
A. You all knew him as I
Do you, Demetrius Castor.
2 M. Strange.
3 M. But
Most infallibly true.
MS.:
1 M. To confirm us,
Tell us his name when he served you.
A. You all know him,
As I do you: Demetrius Castor.
2 M. Strange.
3 M. But most infallibly true.
In line 192 “his” has been altered to “the chirurgeon’s” to the detriment
of the metre.
I., 2, 196.—C.: We’ll pay for our distrust.
MS.: We sin in our distrust.
II., _ad initium._—Stage-manager’s note in left-hand margin, “Long.”
II., 1, 6.—C: I will exact
MS.: ’Twill exact.
II., 1, 47.—MS.:
We hold it fit you should have the first honour notice,
That you may have the honour to prevent it.
“Honour” in 47 deleted.
II., 1, 51.—MS.: In the shape of King Antiochus. Under King can be seen
“Don Sebastian.”
II., 2, 45.—C: With due invitation, and remember.
MS.: With a due invitation and remember.
II., 2, 49.—C.:
And though the Punic faith is branded by
Our enemies, our confederates and friends
And seventeen kings, our feodaries found it
As firm as fate.
MS.: And though the Punic faith is branded by
Our enemies, our confederates and friends
Found it as firm as fate, and seventeen kings
Our feodaries.
II., 2, 52.—MS.:
Our strength at sea superior upon the sea
Exceeding theirs.
“At sea superior” deleted. A clear case of the author’s alteration as he
went.
II., 2, 56.—C.:
And then for our cavallery, in the champaign
How often have they brake their piles.
MS.: And then for our cavallery, how often, in the champaign
How they brake often have they brake their piles.
“How often” in line 56. and the first “they brake” deleted. Author’s
alterations again.
II., 2, 59.—C.: If so we find it.
MS. If so, as we find it.
II., 2, 67.—MS.: By yielding up a man.
Written over something of which the first words are “in a,” the last word
“king.”
II., 2, 98.—MS.: By the conquered Asiatics this impost in their hopes.
“This impost” deleted. “This impostor” occurs just above in line 97.
II., 2, 108.—C.: By her.
MS.: By his.
II., 2, 138.—C.: He bears him like a king.
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