CALCHAS, a Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks. PANDARUS, uncle to Cressida. AGAMEMNON, the Grecian general. MENELAUS, his brother. 1 DRAMATIS PERSONÆ] First given, imperfectly, by Rowe. Added by Theobald. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. THE PROLOGUE. From isles of Greece IN Troy there lies the scene. And the deep-drawing barks do there disgorge TROILUS AND CRESSIDA.] See note (1). THE PROLOGUE. In Troy...of war.] Omitted in Q. Ritson and Steevens (1793), suggest that it is not Shakespeare's. 2. orgulous] Steevens. orgillous Ff. 8. immures] emures F1. 12. barks] F3F4. barkes F. barke F.. 15. six-gated city] six gates i th 16. Timbria, Helias, Chetas, 17. Antenorides] Theobald. Ante- 18. fulfilling] full-filling Theobald conj. 5 ΙΟ 15 Sperr up the sons of Troy. Now expectation, tickling skittish spirits, Like, or find fault; do as your pleasures are: Now good or bad, 'tis but the chance of war. ACT I. SCENE I. Troy. Before Priam's palace. Enter PANDARUS and TROILUS. Tro. Call here my varlet; I'll unarm again: Pan. Will this gear ne'er be mended? Tro. The Greeks are strong and skilful to their strength, Fierce to their skill and to their fierceness valiant, But I am weaker than a woman's tear, Tamer than sleep, fonder than ignorance, 19. Sperr] Sperre Theobald. Stirre Troy. Before Priam's palace.] CaF,F2. Stirr F3. Stir F4. Sperrs Capell. Sparr Collier MS. 28. Beginning in the] 'Ginning i th' Theobald. away] om. Pope. 31. Now good or bad] Now good, now bad or Or good or bad Capell conj. pell. Troy. Rowe. The Palace in Troy. Theobald. Enter...] Enter Troilus, arm'd; Pandarus following. Capell. 4. Trojan] F4. Troian F,F2F3. Troyan Q. 10. sleep] sheep Rann. Less valiant than the virgin in the night, And skilless as unpractised infancy. Pan. Well, I have told you enough of this: for my part, I'll not meddle nor make no farther. He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. Tro. Have I not tarried? Pan. Ay, the grinding; but you must tarry the bolting. Pan. Ay, the bolting; but you must tarry the leavening. Pan. Ay, to the leavening; but here's yet in the word 'hereafter,' the kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking; nay, you must stay the cooling too, or you may chance to burn your lips. Tro. Patience herself, what goddess e'er she be, Doth lesser blench at sufferance than I do. At Priam's royal table do I sit; 15 20 25 And when fair Cressid comes into my thoughts, So, traitor! When she comes!'-When is she thence? Pan. Well, she looked yesternight fairer than ever I saw her look, or any woman else. 30 Tro. I was about to tell thee:—when my heart, 14. no] any Rowe. 15. needs] om. Q. 17. Ay] Rowe (ed. 1). IQFf. Ah Rowe (ed. 2). 21. here's] F4 heeres F,F2 heres F3. heares Q. 23. of the oven] the oven Q. 24. you] yea Q. to burn] burne Q. 26. lesser] not less Anon. conj. (Gent. Mag. Vol. LX). 27. do I sit] QF, I sit F2F3F4. I do sit Rowe. 28. Cressid] Cressida F4. 28, 29. thoughts,...thence?] thoughts,-So, Traitor!-When she comes? when is she thence? Rowe (ed. 30, 31. Well...else.] Prose in Pope. 32. thee: when] thee,-when Capell. thee when Q. thee, when Ff. 35. a storm] Rowe. a scorne Q. a scorne FF2. a-scorn F3F4. 35 But sorrow, that is couch'd in seeming gladness, Pan. An her hair were not somewhat darker than Helen's-well, go to-there were no more comparison be- 40 tween the women: but, for my part, she is my kinswoman; I would not, as they term it, praise her: but I would somebody had heard her talk yesterday, as I did. I will not dispraise your sister Cassandra's wit, but Tro. O Pandarus! I tell thee, Pandarus,- They lie indrench'd. I tell thee, I am mad Her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her gait, her voice, Hard as the palm of ploughman: this thou tell'st me, Thou lay'st in every gash that love hath given me 39. An] Rowe (ed. 2). And QFf. 41. women:] women! Q. women. Ff. women,- Capell. 42. praise her] Q. praise it Ff. 47. fathoms] F4. fadomes QF,F2F3. 48. indrench'd] intrench'd Rowe. 48, 49. mad...love:] mad..love. Ff. madde:...loue? Q. 50. Pour'st] F4. powr'st F,F,F3. powrest Q. Pour'st...heart] Transpose to follow line 58, Barry conj. 50-52. heart Her......Handlest] heart, Her...Handest Rowe (ed. 2). heart; Her...gate, her voice, Handlest Pope. heart Her...voice; Handlest Theobald. heart Her...gait; her voice Handl'st Capell. discourse, O, that her hand,] Malone. discourse: O that her hand Q. discourse. O that her hand Ff. discourse-O that! her hand! Rowe. discourse-how white her hand! Theobald conj. discourse:-O that her hand! Capell. discourse, that her hand, Rann. discourse her hand,-O that, or discourse her hand-0, that her hand, Staunton conj. 52-56. O, that...... ploughman:] Marked as a quotation by Staunton. 55. The...sense] And spirit of sense the cygnet's down is harsh Grant White conj. harsh and spirit...] harsh, to th' spirit... Hanmer. harsh (and spite of sense) Warburton. harsh, in 52. Handlest] Hand less Jackson spirit... Capell. conj. 57. As] And S. Walker conj. 50 55 |