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In, even in; I. iv. 102. Inflict, afflict; V. i. 61. In hac spe vivo, in this hope I live; II. ii. 44. (This device is supposed by Douce to be altered from the one here copied from Paradin.)

Inkle, a kind of tape; here probably some kind of embroidery silk; Prol. V. 8.

Intend, bend, direct; I. ii. 116.
Intents, intentions; V. i. 259.
I-wis, truly, certainly; Prol. II. 2.

Jetted, stalked, strutted; I. iv. 26.
Joy, rejoice; II. i. 163.
Just, joust, tilt; II. i. 113.

Killen, kill; Prol. II. 20.

Late, lately; IV. iv. 15.
Level, aim; II. iii. 114.
Level at, aim at; I. i. 165.

Lien, lain; III. ii. 85.

Light, alighted, fallen; IV. ii. 73. Like, equal, the same; I. i. 108; IV. v. 1.

--, just as; II. iv. 36.

Like, likely; III. i. 17; IV. i. 80. Longs, belongs to (Singer, "longs”; Quartos, "long's"; Folios 3, 4, "long's"); Prol. II. 40.

Looks, faces, countenances (alluding to the heads of suitors which were set up at the gate to terrify others who might come); Prol. I. 40.

Lop, cut off; I. ii. 90.
Loud music, made by clashing of
armour; II. iii. 97.
Loun, base fellow; IV. vi. 19.

Lux tua vita mihi, thy light is life to me; II. ii. 21.

Malkin, slattern (Quarto 3, " Μοτοkin"; the rest, "Mawkin"; the old pronunciation); IV. iii. 34. Manage, training; usually used of a horse; IV. vi. 69. Mask'd, concealing as with a mask its cruel nature (Dyce conj. "vast"; S. Walker conj. "moist"; Kinnear conj. "mighty"; Elze conj. " calmest"); III. iii. 36.

Me pompa provexit apex, “the desire of renown drew me to this enterprise" (Wilkins' Novel); II. ii. 30. (Cp. illustration:)

From "The Heroicall Devises of M. Claudius Paradin," 1591。

Mis-dread, fear of evil; I. ii. 12.
Moons, months; Prol. III. 31.
Mortal, fatal; III. ii. 110.
Mortally, in the manner of mortals;
V. i. 105.

Motion, a working pulse (Pericles' exclamation after he has felt Marina's pulse); Steevens, “no motion?" i.e. "Are you not a puppet?" V. i. 156.

Must, must come to (Wray conj. “must be"); I. i. 44.

Ne nor; Prol. II. 36.

Plain, make plain; Prol. III. 14. Porpus, porpoise (Quartos, Folios

3, 4, "Porpas"); "); II. i. 26. Portly, imposing; I. iv. 61. Pregnant, prompt, ready; Prol.IV.44. Present, "his p.," that which he presents; II. ii. 42.

-, instant, immediate; Prol. IV. 38; V. i. 193.

Presently, immediately; III. i. 82. Prest, prompt, ready; Prol. IV. 45. Principals, corner-posts; III. ii. 16. Proportion, portion, fortune; IV. ii. 28.

Needle (pronounced neeld); Prol. IV. Prorogue, draw out, linger out; V.

Old, of old, long ago; Prol. I. i.
On, of; II. i. 7; II. i. 36; III. iii. 20.
Open, disclose, reveal; I. ii. 87; IV.
iii. 23.

Opinion, public opinion; II. ii. 56.
Oppress, suppress; Prol. III. 29.
Orbs, spheres; I. ii. 122.
Ostent, ostentation, display (Quartos,
Folios 3, 4, "stint"); I. ii. 25.

Orve, own; V. i. 118.

Parted, departed from; V. iii. 38. Partakes, communicates; I. i. 152. Passion, grief; IV. iv. 24.

Perch, measure, mile (according to some = " resting-place"); Prol. III. 15. Perishen, perish; Prol. II. 35Piece, masterpiece; IV. vi. 118. Pilch=leathern coat (used as a proper name); II. 1. 12. Piu por dulzura que por fuerza, more by gentleness than by force (the Italian "piu" is used instead of the Spanish "mas"); II. ii. 27.

i. 26.

Purchase, gain, profit (Steevens conj., adopted by Malone, "purpose"); Prol. I. 9.

Quaintly, skilfully; Prol. III. 13.
Quick, invigorating; IV. i. 28.
Quirks, caprices; IV. vi. 8.
Quit, requite; III. i. 35.

Quod me alit, me extinguit, that which gives me life, gives me death; II. ii. 33. (Cp. illustration.)

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Jovius, 1585.

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'Say'd, assayed, those who have assayed; I. i. 59, 60.

Semblance, (trisyllabic);

71.

Shall's, shall we; IV. v. 7.
Shine, brightness; I. ii. 124.
Shipman, seaman; I. iii. 24.
Shores, sewers; IV. vi. 186.

I. iv.

From "The Heroicall Devises of M.
Claudius Paradin ..," 1591.

Sleided, raw, untwisted (Quartos, Folio 3, "sleded"; Folio 4, "sledded"); Prol. IV. 21.

Smooth, flatter; I. ii. 78.
So, well and good; IV. ii. 46.
Sometime, once; II. i. 141.

Sometimes, formerly, sometime; I. i.

34.

Somewhat, something; II. i. 126.
Speeding, succeeding; II. iii. 116.
Speken, speak; Prol. II. 12.
Standing-bowl, a bowl resting on a
foot; II. iii. 65.

Stay, await; II. ii. 3.

Stead, aid, help; Prol. III. 21;

Tellus, the earth; IV. i. 14.
That, if; Prol. I. 13.
-, so that; Prol. V. 7.
Thetis, the sea goddess; IV. iv. 39.
Thorough, through; IV. iii. 35.
Thoughten, thinking; IV. vi. 115.

Throng'd up, pressed, numbed; II. i. 77.

Throng'd, pressed, crushed; I. i.

ΙΟΙ.

Thwarting, crossing; IV. iv. 10. Tire, furniture, bed-furniture (?) = comfortably and richly furnished bed; III. ii. 22.

To, compared to; II. iii. 36.
To-bless, bless (to, used intensively);
IV. vi. 23.

Tourney, hold a tournament; II i. 114.

Triumph, tournament; II. ii. 1.

Unscissar'd, uncut, untouched by the scissors; III. iii. 29.

Unto, according to, in comparison to; II. i. 161.

Vail, lower; II. iii. 42.

-, do homage; Prol. IV. 29. Vails, perquisites received by servants; II. i. 155. Vegetives, vegetables, plants; III. ii. 36.

Viol, vial, phial (Quartos 4, 5, 6; Folios 3, 4, "viall"); III. ii. 90.

Visor, mask; IV. iv. 44.

دو

Wages, equals, weighs; IV. ii. 32. Wanion; "with a w." "with a curse on you," "with a vengeance (probably ultimately derived from the phrase "in the waniand," i.e. "in the waning moon," i.e. at an unlucky time, hence=with ill-luck); II. i. 17. Weed, garment, robe; IV. i. 14. Well-a-day, grief, woe; IV. iv. 49. Well-a-near, alas! well-a-day; Prol. III. 51.

Well said, well done; III. ii. 87. Where, whereas; I. i. 127; II. iii. 43.

Whereas, where; I. iv. 70.
Whipstock, the handle of a whip ;
II. ii. 51.

Who, he who; I. i. 94.
Wight, man; Prol. I. 39.
Wit, know; IV. iv. 31.
With, by; I. i. 4; II. i. 68, 69.
Word, motto; II. ii. 21.
Would; "I w.," I wish; III. i. 42.
Writ, holy writ, gospel (Quartos
2, 3, "write"; Steevens conj.
"wit"; Nicholson conj. "Writ");
Prol. II. 12.

Younger, past, ago; 1. iv. 39.
Y-slaked, sunk to repose; Prol.

III. 1

I. i. 24.

I i. 29.

Notes.

boundless'; Rowe's emendation of Quartos, Folios 3, 4, 'bondlesse." death-like dragons here affright'; Daniel conj. 'death, like dragons,

here affrights'; S. Walker conj. 'affront'; Hudson conj. ' affronts.'

I. i. 55-57. The arrangement of the text, confused in Quartos and Folios, was first made by Malone.

I. i. 59, 60. Of all 'say'd yet'; Mason conj. ' In all, save that'; Mitford conj. O false! and yet.'

I. 1. 113. 'cancel of'; Malone's emendation; Folios 3, 4, 'cancel off'; Quartos 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 'counsell of'; Quarto 5, 'counsel of.'

I. i. 128. untimely'; Wilkins, in the Novel, writes 'uncomely, which may, perhaps, give the correct reading of the line.

I. i. 135. 'blush,' i.e. ' who blush'; the omission of the pronoun, personal or relative, is characteristic of the non-Shakespearian portions of the play. I. ii. 1. 'change of thoughts,' i.e. perturbation of thought; Steevens conj. 'charge of thoughts?'; Mason conj. 'change of thoughts?'; Singer (ed. 2), 'charge our thoughts?'; Staunton conj. 'change our thoughts?'; Bailey conj. ' child of thought'; Daniel conj. 'cast of thought.'

I. ii. 3. 'Be my so used a guest as'; Dyce's emendation; Quarto 1, 'By me so usde a guest, as'; Malone (1780), ' By me's so us'd a guest, as'; Jackson conj. ' Be by me so us'd a guest?".

I. ii. 8. 'arm'; so Folio 4; Dyce reads ' aim.'

I. ii. 30. Who am'; Farmer conj.; Quartos, Folios 3, 4, 'Who once'; Malone (1780), ‘Who owe'; (1790), 'Who wants.'

I. ii. 41. ' blast'; Mason conj. Quartos, Folios 3, 4, 'spark'; Malone (1790), 'breath'; Steevens conj. ' wind.'

I. ii. 55. 'plants'; so Quarto 1; Malone's emendation of Quartos and Folios, 'planets.'

I. ii. 86. 'doubt it'; Steevens conj.; Quartos 1, 2, 3, 'doo't'; Quartos 4, 5, 6, and Folios, 'thinke.'

I. ii. 93. 'spares'; so Quarto 1; Quartos 2-6, and Folios 3, 4, 'feares' and 'fears.'

I. ii. 95. 'reprovest'; Malone, 'reprov'st'; Quartos 1, 2, 3, 'reprou'dst'; Quartos 4, 5, 6, ‘reprovedst'; Folios 3, 4, 'reproved'st.'

I. iii. 4-7. Ср. "I will therefore commend the poet Philipides, who, being demanded by King Lisimachus what favour he might do unto him,

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