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Notes for lines 2951-end ed. Hardin A. Aasand

For explanation of sigla, such as jen, see the editions bib.

3162 That liberall Shepheards giue a grosser name,

mTBY2 1723-33? ms. notes in POPE1

mTBY2

3162 Thirlby (ms notes in Pope , ed. 1723 [1723-33?]): “v. [1970]. 505.16. nb free-spoken v. 585.3.”

1780 mals

mals :

3162 liberal] Malone (1780, p. 360) : “ Liberal is free-spoken ; licentious in their language . So, in (Oth a.s.l [000]) : ‘Is he not a most profane and liberal counsellor?’ Again, in Woman’s a Weathercock , by N. Field; 1612: ‘—Next that, the same Of your neglect, and liberal talking tongue, Which breeds my honour an eternal wrong.’ Again, in (TNK a.s.l. [0000]), by Shakspeare and Fletcher, 1634: ‘—I never practis’d Upon man’s wife, nor would the libels read Of liberal wits. MALONE”

1785 v1785

v1785

3162 liberall] Steevens (ed. 1785) : “See vol. I. 198. ll. 347, 539. III. 174. EDITOR”

1787 ann

ann

3162 liberall] Reed (apud Annotations, 1787, 6: 163) : <p. 163> “As in other instances, licentious. Reed.” </p. 163>

1790 mal

mal = mals (minus TNK //)

3162 liberall] see n. 3161

mal = mals (minus TNK //)

3162 grosser name] see n. 3161

1791- rann

rann :

3162 liberall] Rann (ed. 1791-) : “free spoken ‘Liberal villain.’ (Ado 4.1. [0000] Pedro.”

1793 v1793

v1793 = mals (minus TNK //) ; ANN

3162 liberall] Reed (apud STEEVENS, ed. 1793): “ Licentious . See Vol. III. p. 242, n. 9; Vol. IV. p. 500,n. 4; Vol. V. p. 363, n. 6, and p. 436, n. 3. REED”

This new preface precedes MALS note. Subsequent editions alter the vol and page numbers to reflect the new edition.

1803 v1803

v1803 = v1793

3162 liberall]

1813 v1813

v1813 = v1803

3162 liberall]

1819 cald1

cald1 ≈ mal + magenta underlined

3162 liberall Shepheards] Caldecott (ed. 1819) : “That, to which free spoken shepherds, &c.

“Puttenham, speaking in his Arte of Engl. Poesie of the Figure, Parisia or the Licentious, says, when the ‘intent is to declare in broad and liberal speeches, which might breede offence or scandall, he will seeme to bespeake pardon beforehand, wherby licentiousness may be the better borne withall.’ 4to. 1589, p. 199.

“Mr. Malone quotes (Oth 2.1. [0000] Desd. ‘Is he not a most profane and liberal counsellor?’

“And Field’s Woman’s a Weathercock, 1612: ‘—Next that, the fame Of your neglect, and liberal-talking tongue, Which breeds my honour an eternal wrong.’”

1821 v1821

v1821≈v1813 (adds play titles)

3162 liberall] Reed (apud, Boswell, ed. 1821) : “Licentious . See (Ado a.s.l. [0000]) vol. vii. p. 110: and (Oth 2.1. [0000] REED”

v1821

3162 liberall] Boswell (ed. 1821, 21:Glossary): “licentious.”

1826 sing1

sing1 = v1821 without attribution

3162 liberall

3162 liberall]

1832 cald2

cald2 = cald1 + magenta underlined (Heywood analogue)

3162 liberall] Caldecott (ed. 1832) following Puttenham’s note: ‘He gives her liberall scandal a deafe eare.’ Heywood’s Britaine’s Troy , p. 107.”

1833 valpy

valpy ≈ standard

3162 liberall] Valpy (ed. 1833): “Licentious.”

1844 verp

verp ≈ standard

3162 liberall] Verplanck (ed. 1844): “Liberal’ is here used, as in Othello and elsewhere, for ‘free in language.’”

1864-68 c&mc

c&mc

3162 liberall] Clarke & Clarke (ed. 1864-68, rpt. 1874-78): “Here used for ‘free-spoken.’”

1865 hal

hal ≈ cald2

3162 liberall] Caldecott (apud Halliwell, ed. 1865) : “That, to which free spoken shepherds, &c. Puttenham, speaking in his Arte of Engl. Poesie of the Figure, Parisia or the Licentious, says, when the ‘intent is to declare in broad and liberal speeches, which might breede offence or scandall, he will seeme to bespeake pardon beforehand, wherby licentiousness may be the better borne withall.’ 4to. 1589, p. 199. ‘He gives her liberall scandal a deafe eare.’ Heywood’s Britaine’s Troy , p. 107. Mr. Malone quotes (Oth 2.1. [0000] Desd. ‘Is he not a most profane and liberal counsellor?’ Malone cites Field’s Woman’s a Weathercock, 1612: ‘—Next that, the fame Of your neglect, and liberal-talking tongue, Which breeds my honour an eternal wrong.’

“See [Oth.. 2.1.? (0000)] Desd.—Caldecott.”

1869 Romdahl

Romdahl

3162 liberal] Romdahl (1869, p. 40): <p. 40>“licentious; see also sometimes in old plays, and in [Ado 4.1.93 (0000)], [Oth. 2.1.165 (0000)].” </p. 40>

1872 del4

del4 = del2

1872 cln1

cln1 : standard

3162 liberall] Clark & Wright (ed. 1872): “licentious. See [Ado 4.1.93 (0000)]: ‘most like a liberal villain.’ Or rather perhaps here its meaning is ‘free-spoken,’ as in [R2 2.1.229 (0000)]: ‘a liberal tongue.’”

1872 hud2

hud2

3162 liberal] Hudson (ed. 1872): “Liberal is repeatedly used by Shakespeare for loose-tongued.”

1877 v1877

v1877 : v1821 (only REED) ; MALS (only free spoken) ; ≈ cln1 (minus Ado // and definition)

3162 liberal] Clark & Wright (apud Furness, ed. 1877): “As in [R2 2.1.229 (0000)].”

1881 hud3

hud3 = hud2

3162 liberal

1882 Elze2

Elze2 : HAL? (Field’s A woman is a Weathercock)

3162 liberall Shepheards] Elze (ed. 1882): “Compare The Spanish Tragedy, A.Iv (Dodsley, ed. Hazlitt, V, 136): To stop the vulgar, liberal of their tongues. Field, A woman is a Weathercock (Dodsley, ed. Hazlitt, XI, 52): the fame Of your neglect and liberal-talking tongue.”

1883 WH2

wh2 : standard

3162 liberal] White (ed. 1883): “free-spoken.”

1885 mull

mull ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1890 irv2

irv2 : standard

3162 liberal] Symons (in Irving & Marshall, ed. 1890): “free-spoken.”

1891 oxf1

oxf1 : standard

3162 liberal] Craig (ed. 1891: Glossary): “adj. licentious, [Ado 4.1.93 (0000); Oth. 2.1.164 (0000)].”

1899 ard1

Ard1 : Furness (Malone quotation) ; standard

3162 liberal] Dowden (ed. 1899): “free-spoken, as in [R2 2.1.229 (0000)], or licentious, as in [Ado 4.1.93 (0000)]. Grosser names are found in old Herbals. ‘One,’ says Malone, ‘Gertrude had a particular reason to avoid—the rampant widow.’ To find a significance in each plant is perhaps to consider too curiously; but see notes in Furness.”

1905 RLTR

Rltr : standard

3162 liberal]

Rltr seems to use either ARD1 or IRV w/o attribution, but it’s not clear which

1906 nlsn

nlsn: standard

3162 liberal] Neilson (ed. 1906, Glossary)

1931 crg1

crg1 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1934 cam3

cam3 : standard

3162 liberal] Wilson (ed. 1934, Glossary)

1939 kit2

Kit2 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

3162 liberal] Kittredge (ed. 1936, Glossary):

1938 parc

parc≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1942 N&H

N&H ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1947 Cln2

Cln2≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1951 alex

Alex ≈ standard

3162 liberal] Alexander (ed. 1951, Glossary)

1951 crg2

crg2=crg1

3162 liberal]

crg2 ≈ standard

3162 liberal] Craig (ed. 1954, Glossary)

1954 sis

sis ≈ standard

3162 liberal] Sisson (ed. 1954, Glossary):

1957 pel1

pel1 : standard

3162 liberal]

1970 pel2

pel2=pel1

3162 liberal]

1974 evns1

evns1 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1980 pen2

pen2 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1982 ard2

ard2

3162-3 Jenkins (ed. 1982, Longer Notes, 546): <p.546> “The allusion to alternative names is not the unsuitable elaboration it has been accused of being. On the contrary, in the suggestion of chaste maids untouched by country grossness, with an image of sexuality giving way to one of death [3162-3], the whole of Ophelia’s story is epitomized. </p. 546>

ard2 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

ard2 : see n. 3161 v1877 ; n. 3161 Tschischwitz

3162 a grosser name] Jenkins (ed. 1982): “ We cannot know which Shakespeare had particularly in mind, but recorded names for the orchis, derived ((like the term orchis itself)) from the testicle-like tubers of most species, include dogstones ((L. Testiculus canis)), dog’s cods, cullions, fool’s ballocks, and many variations on these.”

1984 chal

chal : standard

3162 liberal]

chal : standard (Gerard; see n. 3161)

3162 a grosser name]

1985 cam4

cam4 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1987 oxf4

Oxf4 ≈ standard

3162 liberal]

oxf4 ≈ ard2 w/o attribution

3162 a grosser name]

1988 bev2

bev2: standard

3162 liberal]

bev2

3162 a grosser name]

1992 fol2

˙fol2≈ standard

3162 liberal]

1993 dent

dent ≈

3163 cull-cold] Andrews (ed. 1993): “chaste ((cold to ‘culling,’ embracing)).”