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1061 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio 2.3.33 Yea, my good lord. How still the evening is, | As hushed on purpose to ^grace harmony^. Claud. Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is, | As husht on purpose to grace harmonie. 870 ...to grace harmonie! 2.3.36 2.3.39 2.3.30
1062 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio 2.3.36 O, very well, my lord. The ^music^ ended, | We’ll fit the hid-fox with a pennyworth Claud. O very well my Lord: the musicke ended, | Wee'll fit the kid-foxe with a penny worth. 873 2.3.39 …kid-fox… 2.3.42 2.3.33 …kid-fox…
1063 Much Ado About Nothing SD 2.3.37 Enter Balthasar with ^music^ - - Enter Balthaser with musicke. - - 2.3.43 - -
1064 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro 2.3.38 Come, Balthasar, we’ll ^hear that song^ again. Prince. Come Balthasar, wee'll heare that song again. 875 2.3.41 2.3.44 2.3.35
1065 Much Ado About Nothing Balthasar 2.3.39 O good my lord, tax not so ^bad a voice^ | To slander ^music^ any more than once. Balth. O good my Lord, taxe not so bad a voyce, | To slander musicke any more then once. 876 2.3.42 2.3.45 2.3.36
1066 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro 2.3.41 It is the witness still of excellency | To put a strange face on his own perfection. Prin. It is the witnesse still of excellency, | To slander Musicke any more then once. 878 It is the witnesse still of excellencie, | To put a strange face on his owne perfection, 2.3.44 - 2.3.47 2.3.38 Variorum notes F1 reprints the line. 'To slander musicke any more than once' from the previous page, i.e. an unintentional repetition
1067 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro 2.3.43 I pray thee ^sing^, and let me woo no more. Prince. I pray thee sing, and let me woe no more. 882 2.3.46 2.3.49 2.3.40
1068 Much Ado About Nothing Balthasar 2.3.44 Because you talk of wooing I will ^sing^ Balth. Because you talke of wooing, I will sing, 883 2.3.47 2.3.50 2.3.41
1069 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro 2.3.47 Or if thou wilt hold longer argument, | Do it in ^notes^. Prince. Or if thou wilt hold longer argument, | Doe it in notes. 888 2.3.51 2.3.54 2.3.45
1070 Much Ado About Nothing Balthasar 2.3.49 Note this before my ^notes^: | There’s not a ^note^ of mine that’s worth the noting. Balth. Note this before my notes, | Theres not a note of mine that's worth the noting. 890 2.3.52 2.3.55 2.3.47