Edward Capell [1767], Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those Editions in ten Volumes octavo; with an introduction: Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a Body of Various Readings entire (Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S10601].
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SCENE I.
Country near the Cave.
Enter Cloten.
Clo.
I am near to th' place where they should
meet, if Pisanio have map'd it truly. How fit his garments
serve me! Why should his mistress, who was
made by him that made the tailor, not be fit too? the
rather (saving reverence of the word) for 'tis said, A
woman's fitness comes by fits: Therein I must play
the workman. I dare speak it to myself, (for it is not
vain-glory, for a man and his glass to confer; in his
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own chamber, I mean) the lines of my body are as
well drawn as his; no less young, more strong, not beneath
him in fortunes, beyond him in the advantage
of the time, above him in birth, alike conversant in general
services, and more remarkable in single oppositions:14Q1283
yet this imperseverant thing loves him in my
despight. What mortality is! Posthumus, thy head,
which now is growing upon thy shoulders, shall within
this hour be off; thy mistress enforced, thy garments
cut to pieces before thy face: and all this done, spurn
her home to her father; who may, haply, be a little
angry for my so rough usage; but my mother, having
power of his testiness, shall turn all into my commendations.
My horse is tyed up safe: Out, sword, and to
a sore purpose. Fortune, put them into my hand! This
is the very description of their meeting-place; and the
fellow dares not deceive me.
[Exit.
Edward Capell [1767], Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those Editions in ten Volumes octavo; with an introduction: Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a Body of Various Readings entire (Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S10601].
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