Sly. These fifteen years! by my fay, a goodly nap. But did I never speak of all that time? First Serv. O, yes, my lord, but very idle words : And say you would present her at the leet, Why, sir, you know no house nor no such Nor no such men as you have reckon'd up, As Stephen Sly and old John Naps of Greece And twenty more such names and men as these 90 Sly. Now Lord be thanked for my good amends! 95 All. Amen. Sly. I thank thee: thou shalt not lose by it. Enter the Page as a lady, attended. Page. How fares my noble lord? 84 rail] rail'd Rowe. 91 of Greece] o' th' Green Hanmer 92 Henry] Harry Capell conj. for here is cheer enough. 100 Page. Here, noble lord: what is thy will with her? Sly. Are you my wife and will not call me husband? My men should call me 'lord:' I am your good-man. Page. My husband and my lord, my lord and husband; I am your wife in all obedience. Sly. I know it well. What must I call her? Sly. Al'ce madam, or Joan madam? 105 110 Lord. 'Madam' and nothing else: so lords call ladies. Sly. Madam wife, they say that I have dream'd And slept above some fifteen year or more. Page. Ay, and the time seems thirty unto me, Being all this time abandon'd from your bed. Sly. 'Tis much. Servants, leave me and her alone. Madam, undress you and come now to bed. Page. Thrice-noble lord, let me entreat of you That I should yet absent me from your bed : 115 120 Sly. Ay, it stands so that I may hardly tarry so long. But I would be loath to fall into my dreams again: I will therefore tarry in despite of the flesh and the blood. 102 not] you Gould conj. 110, 111. Madam...more] As prose in Pope. Two lines, the first ending slept, in Steevens. 110 See note (VII). Madam] Humph! madam Capell conj. Madam, my S. Walker conj. dream'd] dream'd here Keightley. 111 above] F, Q F2. about F3F4. away so quoted by S. Walker. alone Kinnear conj. year or] year and F4. years and Rowe. 114, 115 'Tis much...bed] As prose in Pope. 120 In] On Capell. your] you Q. 124 dreams] dream Rowe. Enter a Messenger. 127 Mess. Your honour's players, hearing your amendment, Seeing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood, Therefore they thought it good you hear a play 130 Sly. Marry, I will, let them play it. Is not a comonty a Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick? Page. No, my good lord; it is more pleasing stuff. Page. It is a kind of history. 126 SCENE VI. Pope. 129 too much] so much Rowe. Marrie I will let them play, it is 135 Come, madam wife, sit by my we shall ne'er be younger. Flourish. 140 see't, we'll see't. Come, madam wife, [sings] Sit...side, Let...slide Lettsom conj. Well...younger] Prose in Pope. [seating her for the Play. Capell. Flourish] Ff Q. om. Capell. They ! ACT I. SCENE I. Padua. A public place. Enter LUCENTIO and his man TRANIO. Luc. Tranio, since for the great desire I had And by my father's love and leave am arm'd Gave me my being and my father first, A merchant of great traffic through the world, Vincentio's son brought up in Florence ACT I. SCENE I.] Pope. See note (1). A public place.] Capell. A street 3 for] from Theobald. in Capell (Heath 8 breathe] FF4. breath FQ F2. haply] F, Q. happly F3F3F4. happily Pope. happ'ly Capell. 9 ingenious] ingenuous Johnson conj. 13 Vincentio, come] Bentivolii.] Rowe. Hanmer. Vincentio's son Vincentio comes Bentivolij, Ff Q. Vincentio his Pope. Lucentio his Hanmer. Virtue and that part of philosophy As Ovid be an outcast quite abjured: Fall to them as you find your stomach serves you; In brief, sir, study what you most affect. Luc. Gramercies, Tranio, well dost thou advise. 18 Virtue] To virtue Hanmer. 25 Mi perdonato] Me Pardonato Ff. Me pardinato Q. Mi perdonate Capell (Heath conj.). 28 sweet] fair Anon. conj. Greek Elze conj. (Athen. 1868). 32 checks] Ff Q. ethicks Rann (Blackstone conj.). walks French conj. (Ill. News, 1856). See note (VIII). VOL. III. 33 Ovid] F3F4. Quid; FQ F2. with] with' Hunter conj. 38 you find] om. F4. serves you] serves Anon. conj. 41 Gramercies] Gramercy Hanmer. MS.). then were Delius conj. 2 |