Or feed upon fuch nice and waterifh diet,
Or breed itself fo out of P circunftance,
That I being abfent, and my place fupplied,
My General would forget my love and fervice.
Def. Do not doubt that; before Emilia here,
I give thee warrant of thy place: affure thee
If I do vow a friendfhip, I'll perform it

9

To the laft article: a my Lord fhall never reft,
I'll watch him tame, and talk him out of patience;
His bed fhall feem a fchool, his board a fhrift;
I'll intermingle every thing he does

With Caffio's fuit; therefore be merry, Caffio;
For thy follicitor fhall rather die,

Enter Othello and Iago, at a distance.

Emil. Madam, here comes my Lord,
Caf, Madam, I'll take my leave.

Def. Nay, ftay, and hear me fpeak,

Caf. Madam, not now: I am very ill at case,

t

Unfit for mine own purposes.

Def." Well, do your difcretion,
Jaga, Hah! I like not that.

[Exit Caffio.

So the 2d q; the rest, Why for

· Qu's, purpose.

Oth.

Oth. What doft thou fay?

Jago. Nothing, my Lord; or if-I know not what.
Oth. Was not that Caffio parted from my wife?
lago. Caffio, my Lord? no, fure I cannot think it,
That he would" fteal away fo guilty-like,

x

Oth. I do believe, 'twas he.

Def. How now, my Lord?

I have been talking with a fuitor here,

A man that languishes in your difpleasure.
Oth. Who is't you mean?

Def. Why, your lieutenant Caffio,

Good my Lord,

If I have any grace or power to move you,
His prefent reconciliation take.

For if he be not one that truly loves you,
That errs in ignorance, and not in cunning,
I have no judgment in an honeft face,
I pry'thee call him back,

Oth. Went he hence now?

Def. I'footh, fo humbled,

a

That he hath left part of his grief with me,

To fuffer with him. Good love, call him back.

Oth. Not now, fweet Defdemona; fome other time.
Def. But fhall't be shortly?

C. Well, well, do, &c.

w First q. fneake for fleal.
x The two 1ft fo's, your for you.
y So all before P; he and the reft,
cept C. omit do.

z W. make for take.

a The qu's, Yes faith for I' footh. The fo's, T. W. and J. I, footb; R. P.

G 4

and H. In footh; C. Ay, fouth. Whe-
ther the author meant by, I, footb, (if
we read after the fo's) Ay, footb, or In
footb, is left to the reader to determine.

• The qu's, griefes.
e The 1ft q. I for To.

d The three it fo`s, Defdemon.

Oth.

i

Def. Why then to-morrow night, or Tuesday morn, * On Tuesday noon, or night, or Wednesday morn; * I pr'ythee, name the time; but let it not Exceed three days; in faith, he's penitent, And yet his trespass, in our common reafon,

(Save that they say the wars muft make examples Out of their beft) is not almoft a fault

To incur a private check. When fhall he come?
Tell me, Othello. I wonder in my foul,

What you P could ask me that I a should deny,
Or ftand fo mamm'ring on? What? Michael Caffic!
That came a wooing with you,
and fo many a time,

d P. and H. omit The.

P So the qu's and C; the reft, would

• So all before P; he and the reft, for could. except C. omit No,

The fo's and R. on for er.

So the qu's, fo's, and R; the rest,

Or for On.

b The qu's, morne for noen.

The fo's and R. on for or.
k The ad f. and C. I pray thee,
1 The qu's, ifaith,
m C. war.

n The fo's, R. P. and H. example.
• The qu's, fo's, and C, ber for their,

9 So the qu's, 1ft f, and C; the rest, would for should.

So the ad q. the fo's, R. and Hi J. mummering; the reft, muttering, H. in his Gloffary explains, To mammer, to hefitate, to ftand in fufpence. The word often occurs in old English writings, and probably takes its original from the French word M'amour, which men were apt often to repeat when they were not prepared to give a direct answer, H. › P. and all after omit so.

When

When I have fpoke of you difpraifingly,

Hath ta'en your part, to have fo much to do
To bring him in? Truft me, I could do much

Oth. Pr'ythee, no more. Let him come when he will, I will deny thee nothing.

Def. Why, this is not a boon.

'Tis as I should entreat you wear your " gloves,

W

Or feed on nourishing dishes, or keep you warm;
Or fue to you to do a peculiar profit

x

To your own perfon. Nay when I have y a fuit
Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed,

It shall be full of poife and difficult weight,
And fearful to be granted.

Oth. I will deny thee nothing;

Whereon I do befeech thee grant me this,

To leave me but a little to myself.

Def. Shall I deny you? No. Farewel, my Lord.

Oth. Farewel, my Defdemona; I'll come to thee ftraight. Def. Emilia, come. - Be it as your fancies teach you;

Whate'er you be, I am obedient.

[To Othello.

Oth. Excellent wretch!-Perdition catch my soul, But I do love thee; and when I love thee not,

Chaos is come again.

lago. My noble Lord—

Oth. What doft thou fay, lago?

Iago. Did Michael Caffio, when

Know of your love?

Oth. He did, from first to last.

Why doft thou ask ?
thought,

Iago. But for a fatisfaction of my

No further harm.

Oth. Why of thy thought, Iago?

Iago. I did not think, he had been acquainted with it. Oth. O yes, and went between us very oft.

Iago. Indeed!

h

Oth. Indeed!ay, indeed. Difcern'ft thou aught in that?

Is he not honest?

Iago. Honeft, my Lord?

Oth. Honeft? ay, honeft.

Iago. My Lord, for aught I know.
Oth. What doft thou think?
Iago. Think, my Lord!-

c T. and H. quench for wretch.

d Firft f. be for you. e The 2d q. omits a.

The 1ft q. thoughts.

For it the qu's, ber; the 1ft f. bir.

h The 1st q. often.

i The ft q. omits Ay.

k R. P. and H. of for in.

Oth