[1231] _Yes, 'tis_] Ff. _Why tis_ Q. _Yes, It is_ Hanmer, putting _Yes,_ in a separate line. _Yes, It is_ Steevens, reading as one line _And wake ... Yes._ _who_] Q F₂ F₃ F₄. _whom_ F₁. [1232] _his honour_] Ff. _those honours_ Q. [1233] _Though't be_] _though_ Pope. [1234] _this_] Ff. _the_ Q. [1235] _and_] om. Pope. [1236] _imputation_] _reputation_ Collier (Collier MS.) [1237] _wild_] _wilde_ Q. [1238] _give_] _have_ Rowe. [1239] _from hence receives the_] Ff. _receiues from hence a_ Q. [1240] _from hence ... themselves?_] _receives from thence a conquering hope, Or feels a strong opinion in himself?_ Seymour conj. [1241] _steel_] _steal_ Capell conj. [1242] _Which ... limbs_] Ff. Omitted in Q. [1243] _his_] _in his_ F₁. [1244] _Give ... followers._] As in Ff. See note (III). [1245] _'tis meet_] _'tis fit_ Pope. [1246] _if not,_] _if not, why still_ Hanmer. _if they do not,_ Keightley (Steevens conj.) _or, if they do not,_ Seymour conj. [1247] _better_] _fairer_ Anon. conj. [1248] _better_] _better thus_ Grant White conj. _consent_] _then consent_ Pope. [1249] _I see_] _What are they? I see_ Capell. [1250] _shares_] wins Keightley. _shears_ or _takes_ Anon. conj. [1251] _share_] Q. _weare_ Ff. [1252] _we were_] Ff. _it were_ Q. _Afric_] _Afric's_ Anon. conj. [1253] _fair_] _fairly_ Becket conj. [1254] _did_] Ff. _do_ Q. [1255] _device_] Ff. _devise_ Q. [1256] _among_] _'mong_ Pope. [1257] _for the better_] Q. _as the worthier_ Ff. [1258] _Ulysses, Now I begin to_] Steevens. _Now Ulysses, I begin to_ Q Ff. _Ulysses, now I_ Pope. _Now I begin to_ Capell. [1259] _advice_] Ff. _advise_ Q. [1260] _of it_] Ff. _thereof_ Q. [1261] _Must tarre_] Ff. _Must arre_ Q. _their bone_] Ff. _a bone_ Q. ACT II. SCENE I. _The Grecian camp._[1262] _Enter_ AJAX _and_ THERSITES. _Ajax._ Thersites! _Ther._ Agamemnon--how if he had boils--full, all[1263] over, generally?[1264] _Ajax._ Thersites! _Ther._ And those boils did run?--Say so,--did not the 5 general run then? were not that a botchy core?[1265] _Ajax._ Dog! _Ther._ Then would come some matter from him; I see[1266] none now. _Ajax._ Thou bitch-wolf's son, canst thou not hear? 10 Feel, then. [_Strikes him._[1267] _Ther._ The plague of Greece upon thee, thou mongrel beef-witted lord! _Ajax._ Speak then, thou vinewed'st leaven, speak: I[1268] will beat thee into handsomeness. 15 _Ther._ I shall sooner rail thee into wit and holiness: but, I think, thy horse will sooner con an oration than thou[1269] learn a prayer without book. Thou canst strike, canst[1270] thou? a red murrain o' thy jade's tricks![1271] _Ajax._ Toadstool, learn me the proclamation.[1272] 20 _Ther._ Dost thou think I have no sense, thou strikest me thus?