The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare (best summer books txt) 📕
Dro. E. To me, sir? why, you gave no gold to me.
Ant. S. Come on, sir knave, have done your foolishness, And tell me how thou hast disposed thy charge.
Dro. E. My charge was but to fetch you from the mart Home to your house, the Phoenix, sir, to dinner: 75 My mistress and her sister stays for you.
Ant. S. Now, as I am a Christian, answer me, In what safe place you have bestow'd my money; Or I shall break that merry sconce of yours, That stands on tricks when I am undisposed: 80 Where is the thousand marks thou hadst of me?
Dro. E. I have some marks of yours upon my pate, Some of my mistress' marks upon my shoulders; But not a thousand marks between you both. If I should pay your worship those again, 85 Perchance you will not bear them patiently.
Ant. S. Thy mistress' marks? what mistress, slave, hast thou?
Dro. E. Your worship's wife, my mistress at the Phoenix; She that doth
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115. healthful] F1. helpful F2 F3 F4.
117. bark] backe F1.
120. That] Thus Hanmer. Yet Anon. conj.
122. sake] F1. sakes F2 F3 F4.
124. hath ... thee] have ... they F1.
of] om. F4.
128. so] F1. for F2 F3 F4.
130. the] om. Pope.
131. I labour’d of a] he labour’d of all Collier MS.
144, 145. These lines inverted by Hanmer.
145. princes, would they, may] Hanmer. Princes would they may F1. Princes would, they may F2 F3 F4.
151. Therefore, merchant, I’ll] Ff. Therefore merchant, I Rowe. I, therefore, merchant Pope. I’ll, therefore, merchant Capell.
152. help ... help] Ff. life ... help Pope. help ... means Steevens conj. hope ... help Collier. fine ... help Singer.
by] thy Jackson conj.
155. no] not Rowe.
156. Gaoler,] Jailor, now Hanmer. So, jailer, Capell.
159. lifeless] Warburton. liveless Ff.
Act I: Scene 2Scene ii.] Pope. No division in Ff.
The Mart.] Edd. A public place. Capell. The Street. Pope. See note (II).
Enter ...] Enter Antipholis Erotes, a Marchant, and Dromio. Ff.
4. arrival] a rivall F1.
10. till] tell F2.
11, 12. The order of these lines is inverted by F2 F3 F4.
12. that] then Collier MS.
18. mean] F1. means F2 F3 F4.
23. my] F1. the F2 F3 F4.
28. consort] consort with Malone conj.
30. myself] F1. my life F2 F3 F4.
33. Scene iii. Pope.
mine] F1. my F2 F3 F4.
37. falling] failing Barron Field conj.
37, 38. fellow forth, Unseen,] fellow, for Th’ unseen Anon. conj.
38. Unseen,] In search Spedding conj.
Unseen, inquisitive,] Unseen inquisitive! Staunton.
40. them] F1. him F2 F3 F4.
unhappy,] F2 F3 F4. (unhappie a) F1. unhappier, Edd. conj.
65. score] Rowe. scoure F1 F2 F3. scour F4.
66. your clock] Pope. your cooke F1. you cooke F2. your cook F3 F4.
76. stays] stay Rowe.
86. will] would Collier MS.
93. God’s] Hanmer. God Ff.
96. o’er-raught] Hanmer. ore-wrought Ff.
99. Dark-working] Drug-working Warburton.
99, 100. Dark-working ... Soul-killing] Soul-killing ... Dark-working Johnson conj.
100. Soul-killing] Soul-selling Hanmer.
102. liberties] libertines Hanmer.
Act II: Scene 1The house ... Ephesus.] Pope. The same (i.e. A publick place). Capell, and passim.
11. o’ door] Capell. adore F1 F2 F3. adoor F4.
12. ill] F2 F3 F4. thus F1.
15. lash’d] leashed “a learned lady” conj. ap. Steevens. lach’d or lac’d Becket conj.
17. bound, ... sky:] bound: ... sky, Anon. conj.
19. subjects] subject Capell.
20, 21. Men ... masters ... Lords] Hanmer. Man ... master ... Lord Ff.
21. wild watery] wilde watry F1. wide watry F2 F3 F4.
22, 23. souls ... fowls] F1. soul ... fowl F2 F3 F4.
30. husband start] husband’s heart’s Jackson conj.
other where] other hare Johnson conj. See note (III).
31. home] om. Boswell (ed. 1821).
39. wouldst] Rowe. would Ff.
40. see] be Hanmer.
41. fool-begg’d] fool-egg’d Jackson conj. fool-bagg’d Staunton conj. fool-badged Id. conj.
44. Scene ii. Pope.
now] yet Capell.
45. Nay] At hand? Nay Capell.
and] om. Capell.
45, 46. two ... two] too ... two F1.
50-53. doubtfully] doubly Collier MS.
53. withal] therewithal Capell.
that] om. Capell, who prints lines 50-54 as four verses ending feel ... I ... therewithal ... them.
59. he is] he’s Pope. om. Hanmer.
61. a thousand] F4. a hundred F1 a 1000 F2 F3.
64. home] Hanmer. om. Ff.
68. I know not thy mistress] Thy mistress I know not Hanmer. I know not of thy mistress Capell. I know thy mistress not Seymour conj.
out on thy mistress] F1 F4. out on my mistress F2 F3. ’out on thy mistress,’ Quoth he Capell. I know no mistress; out upon thy mistress Steevens conj.
70. Quoth] Why, quoth Hanmer.
71-74. Printed as prose in Ff. Corrected by Pope.
73. bare] bear Steevens.
my] thy F2.
74. there] thence Capell conj.
85. I last] I’m to last Anon. conj.
[Exit.] F2.
87. Scene iii. Pope.
93. blunts] F1. blots F2 F3 F4.
107. alone, alone] F2 F3 F4. alone, a love F1. alone, alas! Hanmer. alone, O love, Capell conj. alone a lone Nicholson conj.
110. yet the] Ff. and the Theobald. and tho’ Hanmer. yet though Collier.
111. That others touch] The tester’s touch Anon. (Fras. Mag.) conj. The triers’ touch Singer.
and] Ff. yet Theobald. an Collier. though Heath conj.
111, 112. will Wear] Theobald (Warburton). will, Where] F1.
112, 113. F2 F3 F4 omit these two lines. See note (IV).
112. and no man] F1. and so no man Theobald. and e’en so man Capell. and so a man Heath conj.
113. By] F1. But Theobald.
115. what’s left away] (what’s left away) F1. (what’s left) away F2 F3 F4.
Act II: Scene 2Scene ii.] Capell. Scene iv. Pope.
A public place.] Capell. A street. Pope.
3, 4, 5. out By ... report. I] F1 F2 F3. out By ... report, I F4. out. By ... report, I Rowe.
12. didst] did didst F1.
23. Beating him] Beats Dro. Ff.
28. jest] jet Dyce.
29. common] comedy Hanmer.
35-107. Pope marks as spurious.
38. else] om. Capell.
45. Why, first] First, why Capell.
53. next, to] next time, Capell conj.
to] and Collier MS.
59. none] F1. not F2 F3 F4.
76. hair] hair to men Capell.
79. men] Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). them Ff.
91. sound] F1. sound ones F2 F3 F4.
93. falsing] falling Heath conj.
97. trimming] Rowe. trying Ff. tyring Pope. ’tiring Collier.
101. no time] F2 F3 F4. in no time F1. e’en no time Collier (Malone conj.).
110. thy] F1. some F2 F3 F4.
111. not ... nor] but ... and Capell conj.
112. unurged] unurg’dst Pope.
117. or look’d, or] look’d, Steevens.
to thee] om. Pope. thee S. Walker conj.
119. then] thus Rowe.
130. but] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
135. off] Hanmer. of Ff.
138. canst] wouldst Hanmer.
140. crime] grime Warburton.
142. thy] F1. my F2 F3 F4.
143. contagion] catagion F4.
145. distain’d] unstain’d Hanmer (Theobald conj.). dis-stain’d Theobald. distained Heath conj.
undishonoured] dishonoured Heath conj.
149, 150. Marked as spurious by Pope.
Who, ... Wants] Whose every ..., Want Becket conj.
150. Wants] Ff. Want Johnson.
155. By me?] Pope. By me. Ff.
156. this] F1, Capell. thus F2 F3 F4.
167. your] you F2.
174. stronger] F4. stranger F1 F2 F3.
180-185. Marked ‘aside’ by Capell.
180. moves] means Collier MS.
183. drives] draws Collier MS.
184. sure uncertainty] sure: uncertainly Becket conj.
185. offer’d] Capell. free’d Ff. favour’d Pope. proffered Collier MS.
187-201. Marked as spurious by Pope.
189. talk] walk and talk Anon. conj.
goblins] ghosts and goblins Lettsom conj.
owls] ouphs Theobald.
sprites] F1. elves sprites F2 F3 F4. elvish sprites Rowe (ed. 2). elves and sprites Collier MS.
191. or] and Theobald.
192. and answer’st not?] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
193. Dromio, thou drone, thou snail] Theobald. Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snaile F1. Dromio, thou Dromio, snaile F2 F3 F4.
194. am I not?] Ff. am not I? Theobald.
203. the eye] thy eye F2 F3.
204. laughs] Ff. laugh Pope.
211-215. Marked as ‘aside’ by Capell.
Act III: Scene 1Scene i. Angelo and Balthazar.] Angelo the Goldsmith and Balthasar the Merchant. Ff.
1. all] om. Pope.
11-14. Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.
11. Say] you must say Capell.
13. the skin] my skin Collier MS.
14. own] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
you] you for certain Collier MS.
15. doth] dont Theobald.
19. You’re] Y’are Ff. you are Capell.
20. here] om. Pope.
21-29. Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.
31. Ginn] om. Pope. Jen’ Malone. Gin’ Collier. Jin Dyce.
36-60. Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.
32, sqq. [Within] Rowe.
46. been] F1. bid F2 F3 F4.
47. an ass] a face Collier MS.
48. Luce. [Within] Rowe. Enter Luce. Ff.
there, Dromio? who] there! Dromio, who Capell.
54. hope] trow Theobald. Malone supposes a line omitted ending rope.
61. Adr. [Within]. Rowe. Enter Adriana. Ff.
65-83. Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.
67. part] have part Warburton.
71. cake here] cake Capell. cake there Anon. conj.
72. mad] F1. as mad F2 F3 F4.
as a buck] om. Capell.
75. you,] your F1.
85. so] thus Pope.
89. Once this] Own this Malone conj. This once Anon. conj.
her] Rowe. your Ff.
91. her] Rowe. your Ff.
93. made] barr’d Pope.
105. slander] lasting slander Johnson conj.
upon] upon its own Capell conj.
106. housed ... gets] Collier. hous’d ... gets F1. hous’d ... once gets F2 F3 F4. hous’d where ’t gets Steevens.
108. mirth] wrath Theobald.
116. Porpentine] Ff. Porcupine Rowe (and passim).
117. will I]
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