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Notes for lines 0-1017 ed. Bernice W. Kliman
For explanation of sigla, such as jen, see the editions bib.
490 May giue his saying deede, which is no further
1780 mals1
mals1
490 saying deede] malone (1780, 1:550 n. 4) sees in Ham. a parallel to Luc. 1348: “To talk in deeds.”
1790 mal
malmals1
490 saying deede] malone (ed. 1790): “So in [Tim. 5.1.26 (2228)] ‘—the deed of saying is quite out of use.’ Again, in [Tro.. 4.5.98 (2659)] ‘Speaking in deeds, and deedless in his tongue.’”
1793 v1793
v1793 = mal
490 saying deede]
1803 v1803
v1803 = v1793
490 saying deede]
1813 v1813
v1813 =v1803
490 saying deede]
1819 cald1
cald1 = mal
490 saying deede]
1832 cald2
cald2 = cald1
490 saying deede]
1865 hal
hal = cald2
490 saying deede]
1880 meik
meik
490 May] Meikeljohn (ed. 1880): “= can.”
1980 pen2
pen2
490 giue . . . deede] Spencer (ed. 1980): “fulfil by his actions what his words promise.”
1987 oxf4
oxf4: Tilley
490 giue . . . deede] Hibbard (ed. 1987): "make his promise good. Compare [Tim. 5.1.26 (2228)], ‘the deed of saying is quite out of use’, and the proverb ‘Saying is one thing and doing another’ (Tilley S121)."
1988 bev2
bev2: standard
490 deede] Bevington (ed. 1988): “effect.”
1992 fol2
fol2: standard
490 giue his saying deede] Mowat & Werstine (ed. 1992): “put his words into action”