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
[237] _adorations, fertile_] _adorations, fertill_ Ff. _adorations,
with fertile_ Pope. _adoration's fertile_ Rann. See note (V).
[244] _but_] om. Pope.
[249] _would you?_] _would you do?_ Rowe.
[252] _cantons_] _cantos_ Rowe (ed. 2). _canzons_ Capell.
[254] _Halloo_] _Hallow_ F1. _Hollaw_ F2. _Hollow_ F3 F4.
_reverberate_] _reverberant_ Theobald.
[258, 259] _You ... parentage._] As one line in Capell.
[275] _soft, soft!_] _soft;_ Capell.
[276] _master were the man_] _man the master were_ Hanmer, who ends
lines
[275-278] at fast ... _were_ ... _catch_ ... _perfections_.
[281] Re-enter M.] Enter M. Ff.
[283] _county's_] Capell. _Countes_ F1. _Counts_ F2 F3 F4. _Duke's_
Rowe.
_left_] _left here_ Hanmer.
[288] _reasons for't: hie thee_] F1. _reasons for't: hye thee_ F2.
_reasons for't by thee_ F3. _reason for't by thee_ F4. _reason for't._
_Hye thee_ Hanmer.
[292] _owe_] _know_ Long MS.
[293] [Exit] Rowe. Finis, Actus primus. F1. Finis, Actus primi. F2 F3
F4.
ACT II.
SCENE I. _The sea-coast._
_Enter_ ANTONIO _and_ SEBASTIAN.
_Ant._ Will you stay no longer? nor will you not that
I go with you?
_Seb._ By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly over
me: the malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemper
yours; therefore I shall crave of you your leave that I may 5
bear my evils alone: it were a bad recompense for your
love, to lay any of them on you.
_Ant._ Let me yet know of you whither you are bound.
_Seb._ No, sooth, sir: my determinate voyage is mere
extravagancy. But I perceive in you so excellent a touch 10
of modesty, that you will not extort from me what I am
willing to keep in; therefore it charges me in manners the
rather to express myself. You must know of me then,
Antonio, my name is Sebastian, which I called Roderigo.
My father was that Sebastian of Messaline, whom I know 15
you have heard of. He left behind him myself and a
sister, both born in an hour: if the heavens had been
pleased, would we had so ended! but you, sir, altered that;
for some hour before you took me from the breach of the
sea was my sister drowned. 20
_Ant._ Alas the day!
_Seb._ A lady, sir, though it was said she much resembled
me, was yet of many accounted beautiful: but, though
I could not with such estimable wonder overfar believe
that, yet thus far I will boldly publish her; she bore a 25
mind that envy could not but call fair. She is drowned
already, sir, with salt water, though I seem to drown her
remembrance again with more.
_Ant._ Pardon me, sir, your bad entertainment.
_Seb._ O good Antonio, forgive me your trouble. 30
_Ant._ If you will not murder me for my love, let me
be your servant.
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