The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

Kings and rulers -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)

p. 10, l. 1. A _omits_] then call.
l. 3. A] flowrie banck.
l. 4. A] _Latmus_ brow.
l. 5. A] thy day. B] this day.
l. 6. A] darke power.
l. 7. A] and winde.
l. 9. A] Turnes.
l. 11. A] nobler.
l. 17. A] hath force me hither.
l. 24. A and B] goe from.
l. 25. A] his subjects.
l. 26. A and B] intentions.
l. 31. A] Bid them draw neere to have thy watrie race.
l. 32. A] Led on in couples, we are pleas'd to grace.
l. 34. A] vessels.
l. 37. A] See the winde.
       B] Oh, the wind.

p. 11,
l. 5. A _omits_] too.
l. 7. A _omits_] great.
l. 8. G] commands.
l. 15. A] I will not be long thence, goe hence againe.
l. 16. A] And bid the other call out of the Maine.
l. 19. A--D] The beaten.
          E] beating.
l. 27. Folio _misprints_] mid-might.
l. 29. A and B] and thee.
l. 34. A and G] rights.

p. 12,
l. 6. A] old night.
l. 8. C] cause thee.
l. 9. A] their losses.
l. 14. A] loud cryings.
l. 17. A] if she call. After this song A _adds_] Maskers
     daunce, _Neptune_ leads it.
ll. 18--34. These lines do not appear in A.
l. 37. A--D] The sea goes hie.

p. 13,
l. 1. A] has raised.
l. 4. Folio] call.
l. 5. A] We thanke you for this houre, | My favour to you all to
    gratulate.
l. 7. G] may floods.
l. 8. A] and no eb shall dare.
l. 10. A] governments.
l. 11. A] proud waters should.
l. 13. In place of stage-direction A _reads_] _Exeunt Maskers_. Descend.
l. 21. A] Kingdome.
l. 22. A--D] all fall drencht ... forget.
l. 23. A] I dare no more.
l. 24. A] Once heave thy drowsie head agen and see.
l. 26. A] lash.
l. 27. A--E] and yon.
          A] sun flaring stream.
       B--E] same flashing streame.
l. 30. A] _Cinth_. Adew. A _omits_] Finis Mask.
l. 31. A] light their.
l. 34. Folio _misprints_] may case.
l. 36. A and B] Kingdomes.

p. 14,
l. 5. A _omits_] very. After
l. 7 A _adds_] Evad. Howes that? Dul. That I might goe to bed with him
     with credit that you doe.
l. 18. A] Madame.
l. 19. In A these four words are given to '1. Lad.'
l. 21. A] Tis best.
l. 25. A _omits_] high.
l. 28. A, B and C] livelier.
l. 31. A] We all will take it I hope that are here.
l. 34. A--E _omit_] to.
l. 35. A] Wilt lie in my place.

p. 15,
l. 3. A] Doe I prethee.
l. 13. G] timely.
l. 18. A] My right,
l. 29. A--D] lost none.
l. 31. A and B] I should.
l. 32. A] Loe if you have not.
l. 35. A] unto.
l. 36. A] and I.
l. 38. A] must be.

p. 16,
ll. 1--20. These lines do not appear in A.
l. 10. C] Fie out.
l. 23. A] may not discontent.
l. 26. A and B] And teach you.
l. 30. G] should look.

p. 17,
l. 6. A] Heele finde.
l. 7. A _omits_] yet.
l. 19. A and B _omit_] my.
l. 22. A gives this line to 'I. Lad.'
l. 25. A] A griefe.
l. 26. A] mine eyes raine.
l. 28. A] why did I.
l. 32. A] breake.
l. 33. A] the King inforst me.
l. 35. A] is she.
l. 39. A] shall.
p. 18,
l. 1. A] rights.
l. 30. A] look will like.
l. 39. A] and by thy selfe sweete love.
l. 40. A] revenge it.

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The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

Kings and rulers -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)

p. 10, l. 1. A _omits_] then call.
l. 3. A] flowrie banck.
l. 4. A] _Latmus_ brow.
l. 5. A] thy day. B] this day.
l. 6. A] darke power.
l. 7. A] and winde.
l. 9. A] Turnes.
l. 11. A] nobler.
l. 17. A] hath force me hither.
l. 24. A and B] goe from.
l. 25. A] his subjects.
l. 26. A and B] intentions.
l. 31. A] Bid them draw neere to have thy watrie race.
l. 32. A] Led on in couples, we are pleas'd to grace.
l. 34. A] vessels.
l. 37. A] See the winde.
       B] Oh, the wind.

p. 11,
l. 5. A _omits_] too.
l. 7. A _omits_] great.
l. 8. G] commands.
l. 15. A] I will not be long thence, goe hence againe.
l. 16. A] And bid the other call out of the Maine.
l. 19. A--D] The beaten.
          E] beating.
l. 27. Folio _misprints_] mid-might.
l. 29. A and B] and thee.
l. 34. A and G] rights.

p. 12,
l. 6. A] old night.
l. 8. C] cause thee.
l. 9. A] their losses.
l. 14. A] loud cryings.
l. 17. A] if she call. After this song A _adds_] Maskers
     daunce, _Neptune_ leads it.
ll. 18--34. These lines do not appear in A.
l. 37. A--D] The sea goes hie.

p. 13,
l. 1. A] has raised.
l. 4. Folio] call.
l. 5. A] We thanke you for this houre, | My favour to you all to
    gratulate.
l. 7. G] may floods.
l. 8. A] and no eb shall dare.
l. 10. A] governments.
l. 11. A] proud waters should.
l. 13. In place of stage-direction A _reads_] _Exeunt Maskers_. Descend.
l. 21. A] Kingdome.
l. 22. A--D] all fall drencht ... forget.
l. 23. A] I dare no more.
l. 24. A] Once heave thy drowsie head agen and see.
l. 26. A] lash.
l. 27. A--E] and yon.
          A] sun flaring stream.
       B--E] same flashing streame.
l. 30. A] _Cinth_. Adew. A _omits_] Finis Mask.
l. 31. A] light their.
l. 34. Folio _misprints_] may case.
l. 36. A and B] Kingdomes.

p. 14,
l. 5. A _omits_] very. After
l. 7 A _adds_] Evad. Howes that? Dul. That I might goe to bed with him
     with credit that you doe.
l. 18. A] Madame.
l. 19. In A these four words are given to '1. Lad.'
l. 21. A] Tis best.
l. 25. A _omits_] high.
l. 28. A, B and C] livelier.
l. 31. A] We all will take it I hope that are here.
l. 34. A--E _omit_] to.
l. 35. A] Wilt lie in my place.

p. 15,
l. 3. A] Doe I prethee.
l. 13. G] timely.
l. 18. A] My right,
l. 29. A--D] lost none.
l. 31. A and B] I should.
l. 32. A] Loe if you have not.
l. 35. A] unto.
l. 36. A] and I.
l. 38. A] must be.

p. 16,
ll. 1--20. These lines do not appear in A.
l. 10. C] Fie out.
l. 23. A] may not discontent.
l. 26. A and B] And teach you.
l. 30. G] should look.

p. 17,
l. 6. A] Heele finde.
l. 7. A _omits_] yet.
l. 19. A and B _omit_] my.
l. 22. A gives this line to 'I. Lad.'
l. 25. A] A griefe.
l. 26. A] mine eyes raine.
l. 28. A] why did I.
l. 32. A] breake.
l. 33. A] the King inforst me.
l. 35. A] is she.
l. 39. A] shall.
p. 18,
l. 1. A] rights.
l. 30. A] look will like.
l. 39. A] and by thy selfe sweete love.
l. 40. A] revenge it.

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The Maids Tragedy

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