Scene i. The frontiers ... forest.]
Capell. A forest. Rowe. A forest leading towards Mantua. Warburton.
2.
shrink] shrinkd F2.
4.
sit] F1 F2. sir F3
F4.
5.
Sir] O sir Capell.
6.
do] om. Pope, who prints lines 5 and 6 as prose.
9.
Peace!] Peace, peace! Capell.
11.
little wealth] F1. little F2
F3 F4. little left Hanmer.
18.
Whence] And whence Capell, who reads 16-20 as two lines
ending came you? ... there?
35.
I often had been] F2. I often had been often
F1. often had been (om. I) F3
F4. I had been often Collier.
39,
40.
it’s ... thievery] Printed as a verse in Ff. It is a kind of
honourable thievery Steevens.
42.
thing] F1. things F2 F3
F4.
46.
awful] lawful Heath conj.
49.
An heir, and near allied] Theobald. And heire and Neece,
allide F1 F2. An heir, and Neice allide
F3. An Heir, and Neece alli’d F4.
51.
Who] Whom Pope.
60.
Therefore] F1 F2. There
F3 F4.
63.
this] F1. the F2 F3
F4.
74.
crews] F4. crewes F1 F2
F3. cave Collier MS. caves Singer. crew
Delius conj. cruives Bullock conj.
76.
all] shall Pope.
