MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Duke. ACT I. SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE's palace. Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, Lords and Attendants. Escal. My lord. Duke. Of government the properties to unfold, Would seem in me to affect speech and discourse; Since I am put to know that your own science Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice My strength can give you: then no more remains, But that to your sufficiency SCENE I. Lords and Attendants.] Singer. Lords. Ff. and Attendants. Capell. An apartment...] Steevens (1793). 5 put] not Pope. apt Collier MS. not yet Keightley. know] avow Watkiss Lloyd conj. (Athen. 1883). 7, 8 remains, But that] remains; Put that Rowe. 8, 9 But that to your sufficiency...] But that, to your sufficiency, as...Ff. But that to your sufficiency you add Due diligency...Theobald conj. But that to your sufficiency you joyn A will to serve us...Hanmer. But that to your sufficiency you put A zeal as as your worth is able, 5 willing...Tyrwhitt conj. But that to your sufficiencies your worth is abled Johnson conj. But your sufficiency as worth is able Farmer conj. But that your sufficiency...Steevens (1773, 1778, 1785). Your sufficiency ...able Steevens conj. But that your sufficiency be as your worth is stable Becket conj. But state to your sufficiency...Jackson conj. But thereto your sufficiency...Singer (ed. 2). But add to your sufficiency your worth Collier, ed. 2 (Collier MS.). But that [tendering his commission] to your sufficiency And, as your worth is able, let them work Staunton conj. But that to your sufficiency I add Commission ample Spedding conj. But that to your sufficiency you And let them work. The nature of our people, For common justice, you're as pregnant in As art and practice hath enriched any That we remember. There is our commission, From which we would not have you warp. Call hither, I say, bid come before us Angelo. [Exit an Attendant. 16 What figure of us think you he will bear? For you must know, we have with special soul Lent him our terror, dress'd him with our love, Duke. Look where he comes. Enter ANGELO. Ang. Always obedient to your Grace's will, I come to know your pleasure. There is a kind of character in thy life, add worth as ample Bailey conj. But that to your sufficiency, as Your worth is able, you add diligence Keightley. But that to your sufficiency I add A power as mighty (or forceful) Furnivall conj. (N. & Q. 1874). But that to your sufficiency you take This your commission... Anon. conj. (N. & Q. 1874). But...sufficiency, add your worth as able Kinnear conj. To that, but your sufficiency... Hicks conj. (N. & Q. 1875). But t' add sufficiency, as your worth is able Hudson. See note (1). 9 able] ample Hudson conj. 11 city's] Cities Ff. 11, 12 terms For] forms Of Hutchesson conj. MS. 14 [Giues it. Collier MS. 16 [Exit an Attendant.] Capell. 22 what] say, what Pope. Enter Angelo.] Enter Angelo and 27 your pleasure] F1. your Graces That to th' observer doth thy history Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, 30 Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues; nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. But I do bend my speech To one that can my part in him advertise; Hold therefore, Angelo: In our remove be thou at full ourself; Mortality and mercy in Vienna Live in thy tongue and heart: old Escalus, Ang. Now, good my lord, Let there be some more test made of my metal, 28, 29 character...history] history... 28 life] look Johnson conj. 29 history] heart's history Kinnear conj. 32 they] them Hanmer. 35, 36 all alike As if we] all as if We Hanmer. 37 nor] om. Pope. 40 glory] guerdon Bailey conj. 42 my part in him] in my part me Hanmer. my part to him Johnson conj. in him, my part Becket conj. .35 43 Hold therefore, Angelo:-] Hold therefore, Angelo: [Giving him his commission] Hanmer. Hold therefore. Angelo, Tyrwhitt conj. Hold therefore, Angelo, our place and power: Grant White. Hold therefore, Angelo, thy deputation; Keightley. 45 Mortality] Morality Pope. 48 [Giving it. Collier (ed. 2). Giues 49 metal] Rowe. mettle Ff. We have with a leaven'd and prepared choice look to know here. So, fare Yet, give leave, my lord, That we may bring you something on the way. Nor need you, on mine honour, have to do With any scruple; your scope is as mine own, As to your soul seems good. Give me your hand: So to enforce or qualify the laws I'll privily away. I love the people, But do not like to stage me to their eyes: Though it do well, I do not relish well 55 60 65 70 That does affect it. Once more, fare you well. [Exit. Escal. I shall desire you, sir, to give me leave A power I have, but of what strength and nature Ang. "Tis so with me. Let us withdraw together, And we may soon our satisfaction have Touching that point. Escal. I'll wait upon your honour. 80 [Exeunt. SCENE II. A street. Enter LUCIO and two Gentlemen. Lucio. If the Duke, with the other dukes, come not to composition with the King of Hungary, why then all the dukes fall upon the king. First Gent. Heaven grant us its peace, but not the King of Hungary's! 5 Lucio. Thou concludest like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandments, but scraped one out of the table. Sec. Gent. 'Thou shalt not steal'? Lucio. Ay, that he razed. 10 First Gent. Why, 'twas a commandment to command the captain and all the rest from their functions: they put forth to steal. There's not a soldier of us all, that, in the thanksgiving before meat, do relish the petition well that prays for peace. Sec. Gent. I never heard any soldier dislike it. 84 your] you F2. SCENE II.] SCENE III. Pope. 7 sanctimonious] testimonious Pope. VOL. I. 16 Why? 'twas Ff. First Gent. Why? 15 before] after Hanmer. See note (II). 21 |