ROBIN. Come, Ralph: did not I tell thee, we were for ever
made by this Doctor Faustus' book? ecce, signum! here's a
simple purchase for horse-keepers: our horses shall eat
no hay as long as this lasts.
RALPH. But, Robin, here comes the Vintner." ]
[Footnote 70: thine: So 4tos 1616, 1624.--2to 1631 "thy."]
[Footnote 71: is: So 4to 1616.--Not in 4tos 1624, 1631.]
[Footnote 72: breathes: So 4tos 1624, 1631.--2to 1616 "breathe."]
[Footnote 73: ears: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--2to 1624 "eare."]
[Footnote 74: this I: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--2to 1624 "this TIME I."]
[Footnote 75: termine: I may notice that 4to 1604 (see p. 88, sec. col.)
has "terminine," which at least is better for the metre.
p. 88, second column, (Doctor Faustus, from the quarto of 1604):
"Whose terminine is term'd the world's wide pole;" ]
[Footnote 76: erring: So 4to 1604.--The later 4tos "euening."]
[Footnote 77: motion: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--2to 1624 "motions."]
[Footnote 78: Ay: So 4to 1616.--Not in 4tos 1624, 1631.]
[Footnote 79: and: So 4to 1631.--Not in 4tos 1616, 1624.]
[Footnote 80: the: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]
[Footnote 81: lips: So 4to 1604.--Not in the later 4tos.]
[Footnote 82: and ever since have run: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631,
"and HAUE EUER SINCE run."]
[Footnote 83: this: So 4to 1604.--The later 4tos "these."]
[Footnote 84: come: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "came."]
[Footnote 85: I: So 4tos 1624, 1631.--2to 1616 "I I."]
[Footnote 86: L: Old eds. "Lechery." See note , p. 90.
Note , from p. 90. (Doctor Faustus, from the quarto of 1604):
"L.: All the 4tos "Lechery."--Here I have made the alteration
recommended by Mr. Collier in his Preface to COLERIDGE'S
SEVEN LECTURES ON SHAKESPEARE AND MILTON, p. cviii." ]
[Footnote 87: Tut: So 4to 1604.--The later 4tos "But."]
[Footnote 88: Robin: Old eds. "the Clowne" (and so frequently afterwards):
but he is evidently a distinct person from the "Clown," Wagner's
attendant, who has previously appeared (see p. 111). Most probably
the parts of the Clown and Robin were played by the same actor;
and hence the confusion in the old eds.
P. 111. (this play):
"Enter WAGNER and CLOWN.
WAGNER. Come hither, sirrah boy." etc. ]
[Footnote 89: faith: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631 "i'faith." (And so
afterwards in this scene.)]
[Footnote 90: not tell: So 4to 1616.--Not in 4tos 1624, 1631.]
[Footnote 91: as fair a: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "a faire."]
[Footnote 92: need'st: So 4tos 1616, 1624.--2to 1631 "needs."]
[Footnote 93: hold, belly, hold: Compare Florio's DICT., 1611; "IOSA,
GOOD STORE, hold-bellie-hold."]
[Footnote 94: Prithee: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "I prithee."]
[Footnote 95: him: So 4tos 1616, 1624.--Not in 4to 1631.]
[Footnote 96: He views: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "To view."]
[Footnote 97: with this: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--2to 1624 "with HIS." This
passage is sufficiently obscure.]
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