As a word cannot love, Hanmer, for 'loves,' read _moves_, Heath _joys_, Mason _leads_. I read 'Love's' for 'love's' and _god_ for 'word.' ACT V. SC. 1. "Witty without affection." The 2nd folio reads, and, I think, most properly, 'affec_ta_tion.' It is much more likely that a syllable should have been omitted by the printer, than that Nathaniel, who in general speaks correctly, should blunder. We have the very same error in v. 2, where the rime leaves no doubt on the subject. * * * * * "_Laus Deo, bone intelligo--Bone! bone_ for _bene_; Priscian a little scratch'd. 'Twill serve." [_Aside._ This is Theobald's correction of _bene intelligo_.'--_Boone, boon for boon prescian_, &c.; which has been universally received. The Cambridge editors, however, partly anticipated by Capell, read '_Bon, bon fort bon._ Priscian! a little scratcht, twill serve.' Ingenious as this is, I still adhere to Theobald; for, as I have just observed, French does not occur in this play; and when those critics say that "Sir Nathaniel is not represented as an ignoramus who would be likely to say _bone_ for _bene_," I may remind them that he adds, 'Videsne _quis_ venit,' which is nearly as bad. The printer, in fact, had spoiled the humour by his _bene_, and Theobald restored it, as I think, most happily. * * * * * "I do beseech thee, remember thy courtesy. I beseech thee, apparel thy head." Malone read 'remember _not_' (see Ham. v. 2, M. N. D. iv. 1). Dyce quotes "Pray you remember your courtesy.... Nay, pray, be covered."--Every Man in his Humour, i. 1. But the negative may been omitted here also. * * * * * "Shall pass _for_ Pompey the Great, the page for Hercules." These additions, I find, were made by Capell also. * * * * * SC. 2. _Allons!_ we will employ thee. Here, again, the original reading is 'Alone!' * * * * * "Great reason; for past cure is still past care." The old editions transpose 'cure' and 'care.' The correction was by Thirlby. The old reading is retained, I know not how, in my Edition. * * * * * "And shape his service wholly to my device." The rime proves 'device' to be wrong. See Introd. p. 63. The 2nd folio read '_all_ to my _behests_.' I read, as S. Walker also had read, 'to my _hests_.' * * * * * "So portent-like would I o'ersway his state." 'Portent' is a correction of _pertaunt_. * * * * * "As Gravity's revolt to wantonness." So the 2nd folio for 'wanton _be_.' * * * * * "Oh! I am stabb'd with laughter." Perhaps it should be _stuff'd_, not 'stabb'd.' We have, however, "_stabs_ the centre."--W. T. i. 2. * * * * * "They do, they do, and are apparell'd thus."