The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

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

p. 65,
l. 1. F _omits_] and.
l. 5. A and B] Or to create.
l. 17. Folio] beter.
l. 21. A] certaine.
l. 29. A--E] We could a wisht.
l. 31. A--G] thee.
l. 35. A] pray to heaven.
l. 37. E] then of honor.
l. 39. In place of this line A _reads_] I'm sure might have
     preserved.

p. 66,
ll. 1 and 2. A omits these lines.
l. 3. A and B] those tears.
l. 9. A] And begge.
      B and C] buy.
l. 15. A--E] I have.
l. 16. A] for revenge.
1. 19. A--G] you wud.
l. 24. A--D] free.
l. 28. A--E] All up againe.
l. 34. A--E] honours.
l. 35. A--E] No gaine.
       A--D] pardons.
l. 37. A--D] us all but.

p. 67,
l. 2. A] call the King.
l. 9. G _omits_] a.
l. 10. A] that I doe.
l. 16. A--E] the faire office.
l. 17. Folio] you.
l. 21. A and B] loth to delay.
l. 22. A--D _omit_] any.
l. 24. A] Sir he will speake with no body, but in particular, I
     have in charge about no waightie matters.
l. 29. A, B and C] vild.
l. 30. G] woman.
l. 34, A--E] and the smoothest.

p. 68,
l. 7. G] O that shape.
l. 11. A--E] chance of warre.
       D and E] marke.
l. 21. A] odious.
l. 31. A--E] injuries.
l. 35. A--E] and would be loth.

p. 69,
l. 23. A--E] I prethee.
l. 25. Folio] endute.
l. 27. A--E] timelesse.
l. 29. A--G] has.
l. 37. A--D] No houre to live.

p. 70,
l. 3. A--D] there is no place.
l. 4. B--F print as one stage-direction] Enter Evadne. Her
      hands bloudy with a knife. A _omits_] Her hands bloody
      with a knife.
l. 11. A] staid.
l. 26. A--E] his height.


l. 27. A--E] found one.
l. 29. A--D] continued.
l. 33. A] tame my wildest wrongs.

p. 71,
ll. 3--5. A omits the words from 'and' to 'shed.'
l. 17. A] crueller.
l. 20. A and B] for Gods sake.
l. 26. A--F] womans.
l. 27. A--D] me now againe.
l. 32. A--E] but it came.
l. 40. A] my selfe unto 'em.
       E] unto.

p. 72,
l. 9. A--E] such another fault.
l. 10. A--E] arme her selfe with scorne.
l. 24. A and B] Staid my course, it was.
l. 25. A and B] Thou art.
l. 29. A and B] I shall sure live.
       C and D] I shall surely live.
l. 38. A, B and C] thine hand.
       A] mine eyes grow up and downe.

p. 73,
l. 4. A and B] for Gods sake.
l. 5. A--E _omit_] for.
l. 7. A, B and C] there nothing stirs.
l. 8. A--E _omit_] that.
l. 10. A--D] be any life.
l. 15. A and B] lend forth some.
l. 24. A and B] Oh God.
l. 26. A _omits_] Cleon.

p. 74,
l. 13. A and B] My last is said, let me give up my soule.
l. 16. A _omits_] my.
l. 25. Folio] mater.
l. 26. A] with you all now.
l. 28. A _adds_] _Exit_.
l. 31. A--E] hands. A, B and C] sharpe enough.
l. 39. A and B] from God.

       A--G _add_] Finis.



THE MAIDS TRAGEDY. VERSE AND PROSE
VARIATIONS[1].


p. 1,
ll. 29 and 30. A, C, D and E] 2 ll. _Poetrie, well_.

p. 2,
ll. 7 and 8. A--E] 3 ll. _worth, goe, it_.
l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _Diphilus, ill_.

p. 3,
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _Evadne, sister_.
l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _them, strange_.

p. 4,
ll. 1--5. A and B] 5 ll. _walkes_, [A _sir_, see note to
p. 4 _ante_] _earth, delight, flowers, tell_.
l. 29. A--E] _speech, love_.

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The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

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

p. 65,
l. 1. F _omits_] and.
l. 5. A and B] Or to create.
l. 17. Folio] beter.
l. 21. A] certaine.
l. 29. A--E] We could a wisht.
l. 31. A--G] thee.
l. 35. A] pray to heaven.
l. 37. E] then of honor.
l. 39. In place of this line A _reads_] I'm sure might have
     preserved.

p. 66,
ll. 1 and 2. A omits these lines.
l. 3. A and B] those tears.
l. 9. A] And begge.
      B and C] buy.
l. 15. A--E] I have.
l. 16. A] for revenge.
1. 19. A--G] you wud.
l. 24. A--D] free.
l. 28. A--E] All up againe.
l. 34. A--E] honours.
l. 35. A--E] No gaine.
       A--D] pardons.
l. 37. A--D] us all but.

p. 67,
l. 2. A] call the King.
l. 9. G _omits_] a.
l. 10. A] that I doe.
l. 16. A--E] the faire office.
l. 17. Folio] you.
l. 21. A and B] loth to delay.
l. 22. A--D _omit_] any.
l. 24. A] Sir he will speake with no body, but in particular, I
     have in charge about no waightie matters.
l. 29. A, B and C] vild.
l. 30. G] woman.
l. 34, A--E] and the smoothest.

p. 68,
l. 7. G] O that shape.
l. 11. A--E] chance of warre.
       D and E] marke.
l. 21. A] odious.
l. 31. A--E] injuries.
l. 35. A--E] and would be loth.

p. 69,
l. 23. A--E] I prethee.
l. 25. Folio] endute.
l. 27. A--E] timelesse.
l. 29. A--G] has.
l. 37. A--D] No houre to live.

p. 70,
l. 3. A--D] there is no place.
l. 4. B--F print as one stage-direction] Enter Evadne. Her
      hands bloudy with a knife. A _omits_] Her hands bloody
      with a knife.
l. 11. A] staid.
l. 26. A--E] his height.


l. 27. A--E] found one.
l. 29. A--D] continued.
l. 33. A] tame my wildest wrongs.

p. 71,
ll. 3--5. A omits the words from 'and' to 'shed.'
l. 17. A] crueller.
l. 20. A and B] for Gods sake.
l. 26. A--F] womans.
l. 27. A--D] me now againe.
l. 32. A--E] but it came.
l. 40. A] my selfe unto 'em.
       E] unto.

p. 72,
l. 9. A--E] such another fault.
l. 10. A--E] arme her selfe with scorne.
l. 24. A and B] Staid my course, it was.
l. 25. A and B] Thou art.
l. 29. A and B] I shall sure live.
       C and D] I shall surely live.
l. 38. A, B and C] thine hand.
       A] mine eyes grow up and downe.

p. 73,
l. 4. A and B] for Gods sake.
l. 5. A--E _omit_] for.
l. 7. A, B and C] there nothing stirs.
l. 8. A--E _omit_] that.
l. 10. A--D] be any life.
l. 15. A and B] lend forth some.
l. 24. A and B] Oh God.
l. 26. A _omits_] Cleon.

p. 74,
l. 13. A and B] My last is said, let me give up my soule.
l. 16. A _omits_] my.
l. 25. Folio] mater.
l. 26. A] with you all now.
l. 28. A _adds_] _Exit_.
l. 31. A--E] hands. A, B and C] sharpe enough.
l. 39. A and B] from God.

       A--G _add_] Finis.



THE MAIDS TRAGEDY. VERSE AND PROSE
VARIATIONS[1].


p. 1,
ll. 29 and 30. A, C, D and E] 2 ll. _Poetrie, well_.

p. 2,
ll. 7 and 8. A--E] 3 ll. _worth, goe, it_.
l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _Diphilus, ill_.

p. 3,
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _Evadne, sister_.
l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _them, strange_.

p. 4,
ll. 1--5. A and B] 5 ll. _walkes_, [A _sir_, see note to
p. 4 _ante_] _earth, delight, flowers, tell_.
l. 29. A--E] _speech, love_.

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The Maids Tragedy

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