The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

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

p. 27, l. 4. A] Our brides.
l. 9. A] None, its ods.
l. 24. A] I faith I did not.
l. 26. A] We have ventured.
l. 27. A--G] A shall command. After 'Rhodes' A--D _add_] Shall
     we be merry.
l. 28. A prints 'Aside' at the end of
l. 31, B--E at the end of l. 29.
l. 34. A] doth.
l. 35. A] the headsman.
l. 36. A _omits_] again.

p. 28, l. 1. A] does hee not mocke mee.
l. 2. A _omits_] use to.
l. 4. A] that wilde breach. C--G and Folio] what wild breath.
l. 5. A--G] was so rude. A _omits_] Aside.
l. 20. A] this sudden.
l. 23. A _omits_] But.

l. 24. A] Say, stay my friend.
l. 34. A] shoot.
l. 35. A--G] A carries.
l. 37. A _omits_] But.

p. 29,
l. 1. A--D] This is complement.
      E] Beleeve me, this complement too cunning for me.
l. 4. G] that she may.
l. 18. A _omits_] I done.
l. 25. A--D] Nor I.
       A _omits_] Aside.
l. 38. A] heighned.

p. 30,
l. 7. A] Well? can you be other.
l. 9. A _omits_] Amintor.
l. 12. A _omits_] too.
l. 25. A, B and C] indeed.
l. 30. A] how then shewes the sport to you.

p. 31,
l. 7. A--G] do hope.
l. 13. A _adds_] Aside.
ll. 15 and 16. A _omits_] with you.
l. 17. A--G] A will not tell.
ll. 18 and 19. For these lines A _reads_] For it is apt to thrust
     this arme of mine to acts unlawfull.
l. 21. A] have jealous pangs.
l. 23. A] When she dares.
l. 27. A _omits_] will and.
l. 35. A and B] great, that me thought.
       A and B] they did misbecome.

p. 32,
l. 5. A--G] my.
l. 6. G] Touch.
ll. 14 and 15. A--G read 'A' for 'He.'
l. 17. A--D] not onely shun.
l. 20. A--D] I am.
       E] I no man.
l. 21. A _omits_] me.
l. 24. A--G] desire.
l. 32. A] This is dissembling.
ll. 33--36. A _omits_ these lines.
l. 34. B--D] thee with, look.
l. 39. A] shouldst.

p. 33,
l. 5. A] The King and I.
l. 6. A and B] Oh God.
l. 7. G] Who shall.
l. 19. A] lies.
ll. 24 and 25. In place of these lines A _reads_] Unless I show
     how nobly I have freed my selfe.
l. 26. G] thou cannot fear.

p. 34,
l. 4. A] treacherous sword.
l.7. A] there are.
     A--F] thousands.
     A _omits_] fools.
l. 8. A] the Land.
l. 13. A] my fault.
l. 25. A--G] hold, hold.
l. 28. A] Seconded like that.
l. 30. A] Plagues here.
l. 31. A _omits_] not.
l. 32. A--D] And so I leave you.
l. 33. A, B and C] You must needs be prating.

P. 35
l. 5. A] her part.
l. 6. A _omits_] treacherous slave.
l. 9. A] office.
l. 12. A _omits_] Leave.
l. 22. A--D] where you.
l. 25. A--D] you'l give ground.
l. 28. A] hast strength.
l. 36. A] I had mongst cowards, but durst never fight.
l. 39. A--D] hold him.
l. 40. A] askt.

p. 36,
l. 2. A _omits_] go home, and.
l. 9. A] Mans eyes.
      A _omits_] so.
l. 27. A] strives.
l. 29. A] yow weare.
l. 31. A] your tongue.

p. 37,
l. 1. A] Immutable colour.
l. 11. A] and tis not like.
l. 18. G _omits_] an.
l. 21. A--G] a lied.
l. 27. A] See how you plead.
l. 29. A, B and C] what I ha done.
l. 30. A] with miseries.

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The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

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

p. 27, l. 4. A] Our brides.
l. 9. A] None, its ods.
l. 24. A] I faith I did not.
l. 26. A] We have ventured.
l. 27. A--G] A shall command. After 'Rhodes' A--D _add_] Shall
     we be merry.
l. 28. A prints 'Aside' at the end of
l. 31, B--E at the end of l. 29.
l. 34. A] doth.
l. 35. A] the headsman.
l. 36. A _omits_] again.

p. 28, l. 1. A] does hee not mocke mee.
l. 2. A _omits_] use to.
l. 4. A] that wilde breach. C--G and Folio] what wild breath.
l. 5. A--G] was so rude. A _omits_] Aside.
l. 20. A] this sudden.
l. 23. A _omits_] But.

l. 24. A] Say, stay my friend.
l. 34. A] shoot.
l. 35. A--G] A carries.
l. 37. A _omits_] But.

p. 29,
l. 1. A--D] This is complement.
      E] Beleeve me, this complement too cunning for me.
l. 4. G] that she may.
l. 18. A _omits_] I done.
l. 25. A--D] Nor I.
       A _omits_] Aside.
l. 38. A] heighned.

p. 30,
l. 7. A] Well? can you be other.
l. 9. A _omits_] Amintor.
l. 12. A _omits_] too.
l. 25. A, B and C] indeed.
l. 30. A] how then shewes the sport to you.

p. 31,
l. 7. A--G] do hope.
l. 13. A _adds_] Aside.
ll. 15 and 16. A _omits_] with you.
l. 17. A--G] A will not tell.
ll. 18 and 19. For these lines A _reads_] For it is apt to thrust
     this arme of mine to acts unlawfull.
l. 21. A] have jealous pangs.
l. 23. A] When she dares.
l. 27. A _omits_] will and.
l. 35. A and B] great, that me thought.
       A and B] they did misbecome.

p. 32,
l. 5. A--G] my.
l. 6. G] Touch.
ll. 14 and 15. A--G read 'A' for 'He.'
l. 17. A--D] not onely shun.
l. 20. A--D] I am.
       E] I no man.
l. 21. A _omits_] me.
l. 24. A--G] desire.
l. 32. A] This is dissembling.
ll. 33--36. A _omits_ these lines.
l. 34. B--D] thee with, look.
l. 39. A] shouldst.

p. 33,
l. 5. A] The King and I.
l. 6. A and B] Oh God.
l. 7. G] Who shall.
l. 19. A] lies.
ll. 24 and 25. In place of these lines A _reads_] Unless I show
     how nobly I have freed my selfe.
l. 26. G] thou cannot fear.

p. 34,
l. 4. A] treacherous sword.
l.7. A] there are.
     A--F] thousands.
     A _omits_] fools.
l. 8. A] the Land.
l. 13. A] my fault.
l. 25. A--G] hold, hold.
l. 28. A] Seconded like that.
l. 30. A] Plagues here.
l. 31. A _omits_] not.
l. 32. A--D] And so I leave you.
l. 33. A, B and C] You must needs be prating.

P. 35
l. 5. A] her part.
l. 6. A _omits_] treacherous slave.
l. 9. A] office.
l. 12. A _omits_] Leave.
l. 22. A--D] where you.
l. 25. A--D] you'l give ground.
l. 28. A] hast strength.
l. 36. A] I had mongst cowards, but durst never fight.
l. 39. A--D] hold him.
l. 40. A] askt.

p. 36,
l. 2. A _omits_] go home, and.
l. 9. A] Mans eyes.
      A _omits_] so.
l. 27. A] strives.
l. 29. A] yow weare.
l. 31. A] your tongue.

p. 37,
l. 1. A] Immutable colour.
l. 11. A] and tis not like.
l. 18. G _omits_] an.
l. 21. A--G] a lied.
l. 27. A] See how you plead.
l. 29. A, B and C] what I ha done.
l. 30. A] with miseries.

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The Maids Tragedy

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