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Notes
[Act
II
189. Sith. Since. Cf. Ham. ii. 2. 6, etc.
197. Engrossed opportunities. That is, taken every opportunity.
201. What she would have given. That is, what sort of presents
she would like.
205. Unless experience, etc. The Cambridge ed. reads "a
jewel that I have purchased," as the 4th folio does. The earlier
folios have " a jewel, that," etc.
208. Love like a shadow, etc. As Malone remarks, this has the
air of a quotation, but it has not been proved to be such. Steevens
cites Florio's translation of some Italian verses : —
" They weep to winne, and wonne they cause to die,
Follow men flying, and men following fly ; "
and a sonnet by Queen Elizabeth : —
" My care is like my shaddowe in the sunne,
Follows me fliinge, flies when I pursue it."
Halliwell-Phillipps quotes from a song by Jonson : —
" Follow a shaddow, it still flies you ;
Seeme to flye it, it will pursue :
So court a mistris, shee denyeS you ;
Let her alone, shee will court you.
Say are not women truely, then,
Stil'd but the shaddowes of us men ? "
225. Shrewd. Evil ; the original sense of the word. Cf. A. Y. Z.
V. 4. 179: " endur'd shrewd days and nights," etc.
228. Of great admittance. Admitted to the society of great
persons. Authentic — of acknowledged standing.
229. Allo7ued. Approved. Cf. 2 Hen. IV. iv. 2. 54: "I like
them all, and do allow them well."
230. Preparations. Accomplishments.
235. Amiable. Amorous, loving; as in Much Ado, iii. 3. 161:
" this amiable encounter."
247. With any detection in my hand. That is, with any evi-
dence that I had detected her in unchastity.
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