William Shakespeare
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 234
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...will she spare? therefore he "feares her disposition."--H. N. H. 85. "must wither," etc.; alluding to the use that witches and enchanters are said to make of withered branches in their charms. IA fine insinuation in the speaker, that she was ready for the most unnatural mischief, and a preparative of the Poet to her plotting with Edmund against her husband's life (Warburton).--H. N. H. 49. "head-lugg'd bear" probably means a bear made savage by having his head phwked or torn.--H. N. H. A man, a prince, by him so benefited! If that the heavens do not their visible spirits Send quickly down to tame these vile offenses, It will come, Humanity must perforce prey on itself, Like monsters of the deep. Gon. Milk-1iver'd man! 50 That bear'st a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs; a Who hast not in thy brows an eye discerning Thine honor from thy suifering; that not know'st Fools do those villains pity who are punish'd Ere they have done their mischief. Where 's thy drum? France spreads his banners in our noiseless land, With plumed helm thy state begins to threat, Whiles thou, a moral fool, sit'st still and criest 'Alack, why does he so?' Alb. See thyself, devil! Proper deformity seems not in the fiend 60 So horrid as in woman. Gon. O vain fool! Alb. Thou changed and self-cover'd thing, for shame, 47. "tame these vile offenses"; Schmidt conj. "take the vild offenders"; Heath conj. "these vile"; Q. 1, "this vild"; Pope, "the m'le."--I. G. 53-59. Omitted in the Folios.----I. G. 57. "thg state begins to threat"; Jennens conj.; Q. 1, "thy state begins thereof'; Qq. 2, ...