and either three or five seems too early an age to assign for the commencement of the patronage. Moreover, Antipholus saved the Duke's life in the wars "long since" (161, 191 above); and his "long experience" of his wife's "wisdom" and her "years" are mentioned in iii. I. 88, 89. We are inclined to think it is only one of several instances of the poet's carelessness in these little arithmetical matters. See T. of S. p. 128 (note on This seven), T. N. p. 126 (on Three days), and Hen. V. p. 147 (on Four hundred one and twenty years). Cf. also M. N. D. p. 122. 402. Ne'er. The 1st folio has "are," and the 2d changes burden to the plural. Capell reads "not," W. "here," and Coll. "undelivered." Ne'er is due to D. 404. The calendars. 405. A gossips' feast. That is, the two Dromios. That is, a sponsors' feast. is both masculine and feminine. Cf. W. T. ii. 3. 41 Cf. i. 2. 41 above. Gossip in this sense and Hen. VIII. v. 5. 13. Go with me. Warb. changed go to "gaud," and Heath conjectured "joy," which W. and H. adopt; but, as Clarke remarks, "go with me is the burden of the Abbess's speech throughout." The Camb. editors conjecture, "So to a gossips' feast all go with me." Mr. Crosby would read, "Go to a gossips' feast, and 'joy with meAfter so long grief-such nativity;" that is, "enjoy this birth, after such a long travail, with me at a feast of gossips." 406. Such nativity! Hanmer changed nativity to "felicity," and D. and some others adopt Johnson's conjecture of "festivity." The Camb. editors, Coll., Clarke, and W. retain nativity. Clarke well defends it thus: "There is something in the repetition of nativity which harmonizes with Emilia's dwelling on the fact that this present hour is the birth-hour of her sons. Such reiterations in speeches at the close of a play are not unfrequent with S., who often, as it appears to us, gives this kind of confusedly repeated constructions, partly to indicate the tumult of feeling in the speaker, partly to impress upon the audience any special point towards which he desires to draw their attention." 407. Gossip. Make merry. Cf. K. John, v. 2. 59: 410. Lay at host in. 415. Kitchen'd me. of the verb in S. That is, were put up at. Cf. i. 2. 9 above. 418. Sweet-fac'd. Cf. M. N. D. i. 2. 88: “Pyramus is a sweet-fac’d 422. Senior. The 1st and 2d folios have "signior," and the others "signiority." Senior is Pope's correction. INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES EXPLAINED. America, 130. attach (arrest), 132, 140. ay me! 142. careful (anxious), 147. certes, 142. chalky cliffs, 130. 137. confounds himself, 113. consort (=keep company), 113. copy (theme), 144. customers, 141. dankish, 147. devil's dam, the, 139. disposed (disposed of), 114. do displeasure, 142, 145. 152 INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES EXPLAINED. grained, 147. kinsman (=akin), 144. Lapland sorcerers, 138. list me, 134. living dead man, 147. growing (accruing), 132, long (with a subordinate 142. guilders, 108, 132. guilty to, 131. hairs, 128. harlots (masculine), 146. heart's meteors, 134. hire (dissyllable), 134. his (its), 115, 117, 135. holp, 132. I buy a thousand pound a year! 132. I think it be, 148. clause), 142. long spoon, bespeak a, 139. Low Countries (play upon), mace, 138. minions (favourites), 116. nativity, 149. sans. 142. satisfaction (metre), 132, 148. season (=opportunity), 137. sensible (play upon), 140. sets up his rest, 138. sleeps (noun), 144. so fair an offered chain, 131. INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES EXPLAINED. 153 Solinus (spelling), 108. soon at five o'clock, 113. sot (=dolt), 123. sweet now, 135. vain (light of tongue), 127. villain (=vassal), 113. waftage, 134. wafts (beckons), 120. when? can you tell? 125. will (=shall), 133. will (=would), 114. wink (shut the eyes), 128. wont (is wont), 140. wot, 145. wrack, 144. wrong not that wrong, 122. |