. The works of Shakespeare: : in seven volumes. . ft in this action? Mejf. But few of any Sort, and none of A victory is twice it felf, when the atchieverbrings home full numbers -y I find here, that Don Pe-dro hath be flowed much honour on a young Florentine rcalPd Claudio. Mejf. Much defervcd on his part, and equally re-membred by Don Pedro: he hath borne himfelf be- (i) Much Ado about Nothing.] Innogen, (the Mother of Hero) inthe oldeft Quarto that I have feen of this Play, printed in 1600, ismentiond to enter in two feveral Scenes. The fucceeding Editionshave all continued her N
. The works of Shakespeare: : in seven volumes. . ft in this action? Mejf. But few of any Sort, and none of A victory is twice it felf, when the atchieverbrings home full numbers -y I find here, that Don Pe-dro hath be flowed much honour on a young Florentine rcalPd Claudio. Mejf. Much defervcd on his part, and equally re-membred by Don Pedro: he hath borne himfelf be- (i) Much Ado about Nothing.] Innogen, (the Mother of Hero) inthe oldeft Quarto that I have feen of this Play, printed in 1600, ismentiond to enter in two feveral Scenes. The fucceeding Editionshave all continued her Name in the Dramatis Perfonse. But I haveventurd to expunge it; there being no mention of her thro the Play,no one Speech addrefsd to her, nor one Syllable fpoken by her. Nei-ther is there any one Paflage, from which we have any Reafon to deter-mine that Heros Mother was living. It feems, as if the Poet had inhis firft Plan defignd fuch a Character; which, on a Survey of it, hefound would be fuperfiuous j and therefore he left it out. D d 2. yond. 404 Much Ado about Nothing^ yond the promife of his age, doing in the figure of alamb the feats of a lion : he hath, indeed, better expectation, than you muft expect of me to tellyou how. Leon. He hath an uncle here in Mejjina will be verymuch glad of it. Me/f. I have already delivered him letters, and thereappears much joy in him 9 even fo much, that joycould not fhew it felf modefl: enough, without a badgeof bitternefs. Leon. Did he break out into tears ? Mejf. In great meafure. Leon. A kind overflow of kindnefs; there are nofaces truer than thofe that are fo wafhd, how muchbetter is it to weep at joy, than to joy at weeping?( £s) Beat. I pray you, is Signior*Montanto returned fromthe wars or no. Mejf. I know none of that name, Lady j there wasnone fuch in the army of any Sort. Leon. What is he that you ask for, Neice? Hero. My Coufin means Signior Benedick of Padua. Mejf. O, hes returnd, and as pleafant as ever hewas. Beat
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