With franker spirit. Therefore, as I am bound, d Look to your wife, observe her well with Caffio; In Venice they do let & heaven fee the pranks They dare not shew their husbands; their best conscienc h Oth. Doft thou fay fo? Iago. She did deceive her father, marrying you; Oth. And fo fhe did. k lago. Why, go to then; She that fo young could give out fuch a seeming To feal her father's eyes up, clofe as 1oak He thought 'twas witchcraft-But I am much to blame : For too much loving you. Oth. I am bound to thee for ever. lago. I fee this hath a little dafh'd your fpirits. Oth. Not a jot, not a jot. lago. Truft me, I fear it has : I hope you will confider, what is spoke . Oth. I will not. Iago. Should you do fo, my Lord, r you are mov❜d My fpeech would fall into fuch vile fuccefs, "As my thoughts "aim not *at. Caffio's my y worthy friend. My Lord, I fee you are mov'd. Oth. No, not much mov'd * I do not think but Desdemona's honeft. lago. Long live fhe fo! and long live you to think fo! Oth. And yet, how nature erring from itself Iago. Ay, there's the point; as to be bold with you, Not to affect many propofed matches Of her own clime, complexion, and degree, b Whereto we see in all things Nature tends, • Foh! one may smell in fuch, a will most rank, e Foul difproportions, thoughts unnatural. But, pardon me, I do not in pofition Diftinctly speak of her; though I may fear, The 1ft q. Ifaith for Trust me. P First f. your for my. q So the qu's and C; the fo's, y'arez R. and the reft, you're. • All before P. should for would. • Fo's, vilde. t P. reads excess for fuccefs. So the qu's, J. and C; the reft, Which for A. w The fo's and R. aim'd. * The fo's omit at. y The 1ft q. trufty for worthy. a The 2d q. omits I. b Second q. Wherein. < The qu's, Fie we may, &c. H Her Her will, recoiling to her better judgment, Oth&Farewel, farewel. If more thou doft perceive, let me know more: Leave me, lago. [ Going. Oth. Why did I marry? This honeft creature, doubtless, Sees and knows more, much more than he unfolds. Iago. My Lord, I would I might intreat your Honour To fcan this thing no farther; leave it to time; k Though it be fit that Caffia have his place, For fure he fills it up with great ability; Yet if you please to hold him off awhile, I am) f So all before P. who reads baply fo repent; followed by the reft. It is plain that Shakespeare by bappily here meant baply or perchance; but this might then be the method of writing and pronouncing the word, g The qu's read farewel but once. h This direction first put in by R. i The 1ft q. begins Iago's speech with this line, and puts the line before this to the foregoing speech of Cibello, k So the rft q; the 2d and C. And though 'tis fit, &c. the reft, Athough 'tis fit, &c. 1 The ft f. omits bold; the other fo's, R. P. and H. put for bold, m The ad q. of for off, n i, e. Prefs hard his re-admiffion to his pay and office. Entertainment was the military term for admission of soldiers. J. • The qu's, ber for bis. And And hold her free, I do befeech your honour. Oth. Fear not my government. Iago. I once more take my leave. SCENE VI Manet Othello. Oth. This fellow's of exceeding honesty, г k And knows all P qualities, with a learned spirit, I'd whistle her off, and y To prey at fortune. W X let her down the wind Haply, for I am black, And have not thofe foft parts of conversation [Exit. 'P The ad q. the fo's and R. quantities the wind behind her, the feldom returns. for qualities. If therefore a hawk was for any reafon 4 The fo's, R. and P. learn'd for to be difmiffed, fhe was let down the learned. First q. dealing. wird, and from that time fhifted for herself, and prey'd at fortune. This was So all before P. who omits do, fol- told me by the late Mr. Clark. J. lowed by the reft, except C. A baggard hawk is a wild hawk, a bowk unreclaimed, or irreclaimable. J. "Felles are fhort straps of leather tied about the legs of a hawk, by which the is held on the fift. H. w The falconers always let fly the hawk against the wind; if the flies with * The 20 q. derone y Second q. pray. z The qu's, bappily.. a So all before P; he and all after, except C. I'm for I am. b Second q. Chambercours. The rit q. valt for vale. d The ad q. advis'd for abus'd." H 2 Muft Muft be to loath her. Oh curfe of marriage? That we can call thefe delicate creatures ours, And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad, Than keep a corner in the thing I love, Enter Defdemona and Emilia. If fhe be falfe, m oh then heaven mocks itfelf: I'll not believe it. Def. How now, my dear Othello? Your dinner, and the generous P iflanders, By you invited, do attend your presence. Oth. I am to blame. г Oth. I have a pain upon my forehead here. Def. Why, that's with watching, 'twill away again; e P. and all after, except C. infert the R. Look where foe comes. before curse. The qu's, in for of. 2 Qu's, a for the. So all before P; he and the reft, except C. read ufe for ufs. i The fo's and R. read to for of * Second q. This for 'Tis. 1 For Defdemona comes, the fo's and m The fo's omit eb then. n The fo's, mick'd. • So the qu's; the rest, believe 7. P The qu's, Ilander for islanders. So faint? • The 28 q. forebead, beare, The aft q. Faith for why. Let |