The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

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

p. 19,
l. 2. A] to me.
ll. 4, 5. A] The world can yeeld, are light as aire.
l. 8. A] the sun of thy lips.
l. 9. A, B and C] wonnot.
l. 10. A _omits_] do.
l. 12. A and B] wrongst.
l. 16. A _omits_] then.
l. 17. A] should'st.
l. 18. A] cannot.
l. 26. A] Her natural temper.
l. 29. A] Neither of these, what thinke you I am mad.
l. 31. A] Is this the Truth, wil you not lie with me to night.
l. 32. A _omits_] To night.
       A] You talke as if you thought I would hereafter.
l. 37. A] your bed. A, B and C _omit_] for.
l. 40. A] would.

p. 20,
l. 4. A] the kisses of a bride.
l. 13. A] Shall know this, not an altar then will smoake.
l. 20. A] She cannot jest.
l. 23. A] the paine of death.
l. 37. A] Instant me with it.
l. 40. G] the Night.

p. 21,
l. 2. A] their voyce.
l. 7. A] as that.
l. 12. G] man.
l. 15. A and B _omit_] out.
l. 17. A--D] woman.
l. 18. A and B] doe dwell.

p. 22,
l. 4. A _omits_] in practice.
l. 22. A] It is not.
l. 25. A] sacred word.
l. 32. A and B] hath put.
l. 37. A and G _omit_] a.
l. 38. A _omits_] Evad.

p. 23,
l. 1. A] shall love.
l. 4. A] in thy breast.
l. 8. A] could.
l. 23. A, B and C] know.
l. 26. A] e'ne to his heart.
l. 27. A] I have left.
l. 36. A] I did.
l. 39. A] longing.

p. 24,
l. 2. A _omits_] Amint.
l. 6. A _omits_] sad.
l. 7. A] Good good.
l. 14. A _omits_ this line.
l. 15. A] Did you ere.
ll. 16 and 17. A _omits_ these lines.
l. 18. A] a mettled temper.
l. 21. A] Nere I.
ll. 23--31. These lines from 'and be sure' to the end of l. 31 are
     omitted in A.
l. 24. B] gives life.
l. 34. A] faind sorrow.
l. 35. A] Oenes.  B, C and E] Aenones.
l. 37. A] expressing furie.

p. 25,
l. 1. A _omits_] and.
l. 2. A and B] Just as thine does.
      C] Just as thine eyes does.
l. 12. A] looke black.
l. 19. A] None of all.
l. 20. A] exprest well.
l. 23. A repeats this line.
l. 25. A] Doe that feare bravely wench.
l. 27. A full-stop at end of line has been taken away.
l. 30. A] there.
l. 34. A] poore Ladies.
l. 37. For this line A _reads_] Suppose I stand upon Sea, breach now.
l. 39. A] Wilde as the place she was in, let all about me.
l. 40. A] Be teares of my story, doe my face.

p. 26, l. 2. A] thus make me looke good girle.
l. 3. A] sorrowes mount.
l. 6. A] see, see wenches.
l. 11. A and B] a dumbe silence.
l. 18. A] You'l lie downe shortly, in and whine there.
l. 19. A] rustie. B, C and
       D] reasty. A and B] want heates. C, D and E] heares.
l. 20. A] We shall have some of the Court boyes heat you shortly.
ll. 21 and 22. A] Good my Lord be not angry, we doe nothing | But what
     my Ladies pleasure is, we are thus in griefe.
l. 25. A] A slie dissembling slave.
l. 28. A _omits_] what, made an Ass.
l. 29. A] must be.

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The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

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

p. 19,
l. 2. A] to me.
ll. 4, 5. A] The world can yeeld, are light as aire.
l. 8. A] the sun of thy lips.
l. 9. A, B and C] wonnot.
l. 10. A _omits_] do.
l. 12. A and B] wrongst.
l. 16. A _omits_] then.
l. 17. A] should'st.
l. 18. A] cannot.
l. 26. A] Her natural temper.
l. 29. A] Neither of these, what thinke you I am mad.
l. 31. A] Is this the Truth, wil you not lie with me to night.
l. 32. A _omits_] To night.
       A] You talke as if you thought I would hereafter.
l. 37. A] your bed. A, B and C _omit_] for.
l. 40. A] would.

p. 20,
l. 4. A] the kisses of a bride.
l. 13. A] Shall know this, not an altar then will smoake.
l. 20. A] She cannot jest.
l. 23. A] the paine of death.
l. 37. A] Instant me with it.
l. 40. G] the Night.

p. 21,
l. 2. A] their voyce.
l. 7. A] as that.
l. 12. G] man.
l. 15. A and B _omit_] out.
l. 17. A--D] woman.
l. 18. A and B] doe dwell.

p. 22,
l. 4. A _omits_] in practice.
l. 22. A] It is not.
l. 25. A] sacred word.
l. 32. A and B] hath put.
l. 37. A and G _omit_] a.
l. 38. A _omits_] Evad.

p. 23,
l. 1. A] shall love.
l. 4. A] in thy breast.
l. 8. A] could.
l. 23. A, B and C] know.
l. 26. A] e'ne to his heart.
l. 27. A] I have left.
l. 36. A] I did.
l. 39. A] longing.

p. 24,
l. 2. A _omits_] Amint.
l. 6. A _omits_] sad.
l. 7. A] Good good.
l. 14. A _omits_ this line.
l. 15. A] Did you ere.
ll. 16 and 17. A _omits_ these lines.
l. 18. A] a mettled temper.
l. 21. A] Nere I.
ll. 23--31. These lines from 'and be sure' to the end of l. 31 are
     omitted in A.
l. 24. B] gives life.
l. 34. A] faind sorrow.
l. 35. A] Oenes.  B, C and E] Aenones.
l. 37. A] expressing furie.

p. 25,
l. 1. A _omits_] and.
l. 2. A and B] Just as thine does.
      C] Just as thine eyes does.
l. 12. A] looke black.
l. 19. A] None of all.
l. 20. A] exprest well.
l. 23. A repeats this line.
l. 25. A] Doe that feare bravely wench.
l. 27. A full-stop at end of line has been taken away.
l. 30. A] there.
l. 34. A] poore Ladies.
l. 37. For this line A _reads_] Suppose I stand upon Sea, breach now.
l. 39. A] Wilde as the place she was in, let all about me.
l. 40. A] Be teares of my story, doe my face.

p. 26, l. 2. A] thus make me looke good girle.
l. 3. A] sorrowes mount.
l. 6. A] see, see wenches.
l. 11. A and B] a dumbe silence.
l. 18. A] You'l lie downe shortly, in and whine there.
l. 19. A] rustie. B, C and
       D] reasty. A and B] want heates. C, D and E] heares.
l. 20. A] We shall have some of the Court boyes heat you shortly.
ll. 21 and 22. A] Good my Lord be not angry, we doe nothing | But what
     my Ladies pleasure is, we are thus in griefe.
l. 25. A] A slie dissembling slave.
l. 28. A _omits_] what, made an Ass.
l. 29. A] must be.

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The Maids Tragedy

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