The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
[171] _Sear'd otherwise, ne worse of ...]_ F1. _Seard otherwise, no
worse of ..._ F2 F3 F4. _Sear'd otherwise no worse of worst: extended_
Theobald conj. _Sear'd, otherwise no worse of worst extended;_ Id.
conj. _Sear'd: otherwise, the worst of ..._ Hanmer. _Sear'd otherwise,
to worst of ..._ Johnson conj. _Fear otherwise to worst of ..._ Id.
conj. _Sear'd; otherwise the worst to ..._ Id. conj. _Fear, otherwise,
to worst of worse_ Heath conj. _Sear'd otherwise; or, worse to ..._
Capell. _Seard otherwise, as worse of ..._ Long MS. _Fear'd o' the
wise no worse if ..._ Mason conj. _Sear'd otherwise; nay, worst of
..._ Malone conj. _Scar'd otherwise; the worst of ..._ Id. conj.
_Sear'd otherwise; the worst of ..._ Rann. _Sear'd otherwise; nay,
worse of ..._ Singer.
_ne ... extended_] _and worse, if worse, attended_ Becket conj. _and,
worse of worst expended_ Staunton conj. _on worst of racks extended_
Anon. conj. _nay, worse, if worse, extended_ Anon. conj.
[173, 174] _speak His powerful sound_] _speak, It powerful sounds_
Hanmer. _speak: His power full sounds_ Warburton. _O powerful sound_
Becket conj. (transposing lines 173, 174.)
[174] _within_] F1. _wherein_ F2 F3 F4.
[179] _courage_] _courage, virtue_ Theobald. _courage, honour_ Collier
(Collier MS.).
[180] _and prime_] _and pride_ Tyrwhitt conj. _in prime_ Rann (Mason
conj.).
[190] _heaven_] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). _helpe_ F1 F2. _help_ F3
F4.
[196] _image_] _impage_ Warburton.
[201] _make the_] _make thee_ Anon. conj.
_thy_] F1. _thine_ F2 F3 F4.
[208] _thy deed_] _thy meed_ Anon. conj.
[Flourish. Exeunt.] Florish. Exit. F1. Exeunt. F2 F3 F4.
SCENE II. _Rousillon._ _The_ COUNT'S _palace_.
_Enter_ COUNTESS _and_ CLOWN.
_Count._ Come on, sir; I shall now put you to the height
of your breeding.
_Clo._ I will show myself highly fed and lowly taught: I
know my business is but to the court.
COUNT. To the court! why, what place make you special, 5
when you put off that with such contempt? But to the court!
_Clo._ Truly, madam, if God have lent a man any manners,
he may easily put it off at court: he that cannot make
a leg, put off's cap, kiss his hand, and say nothing, has
neither leg, hands, lip, nor cap; and, indeed, such a fellow, 10
to say precisely, were not for the court; but for me, I have
an answer will serve all men.
_Count._ Marry, that's a bountiful answer that fits all
questions.
_Clo._ It is like a barber's chair, that fits all buttocks, the 15
pin-buttock, the quatch-buttock, the brawn-buttock, or any
buttock.
_Count._ Will your answer serve fit to all questions?
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