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- 2o6 Notes [Act V
rectitude " (Henley and White) ; " ignorance itself can sound the
depths of my shallowness in this" (Clarke and Schmidt). Staun-
ton quotes Shirley, Love in a Maze, iv. 2 : "What, art melancholy?
What hath hung plummets on thy nimble soul?" The only other
instances of the wox^ plununet in S. are Temp, iii. 3. loi and v. i.
56, which favour Clarke's explanation, though Tyrwhitt's is on the
whole preferable.
174. Affiiction. After this speech, Theobald inserts the follow-
ing from the quarto : —
" Mrs. Ford, Nay, husband let that go to make amends ;
Forgive that sum, and so we '11 all be friends.
Ford. Well, here 's my hand ; all 's forgiven at last."
176. A posset. See on i. 4. 7 and iii. 5. 29 above. Clarke re-
marks :" There is something especially cordial in the introduction
of this proposal from the good-natured yeoman. Master Page ; it
serves to keep the jest upon Falstaff within the range of comedy-
banter, and to show that he is included in the general reconcilia-
tion which closes the play."
179-181. Daniel plausibly suggests that this may be corrupt
verse, and should read : —
" Doctors doubt that ; if Anne Page be my daughter,
She is by this time Doctor Caius' wife."
192. Swinged. Whipped. Cf. ^./<?>^«, ii. i. 288, etc.
194. Postmaster's boy. Steevens inserts here from the quarto : —
" Evans. Jeshu ! Master Slender, cannot you see but marry boys ?
Page, O, I am vex'd at heart ! What shall I do ? "
227. Amaze. Bewilder, confuse. Cf. K. John, iv. 3. 140 : " I
am amaz'd, methinks, and lose my way," etc.
234. Unduteous title. Title of unduteousness. For title " wile,"
"will," etc., have been substituted; but title simply repeats the
name of the preceding line.
235. Evitate. Avoid ; used by S. only here.
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