Then that _false opinion_ now prevailing against thee shall, in
consequence of _just proof_ of thy integrity, revoke its erroneous
sentence, and recall thee to honour and reconciliation.
III.vii.13 (421,6) ray lord of Glo'ster] Meaning Edmund, newly invested
with his father's titles. The steward, speaking immediately after,
mentions the old duke by the same title.
III.vii.24 (422,3)
Though well we may not pass upon his life
Without the form of justice; yet our power
Shall do a courtesy to our wrath]
_To do a courtesy_ is to gratify, to comply with. _To pass_, is to pass
a judicial sentence. (1773)
III.vii.29 (422,4) corky arms] Dry, wither'd, husky arms.
III.vii.54 (424,9) I am ty'd to the stake, and I must stand the course]
The running of the dogs upon me.
III.vii.65 (425,2) All cruels else subscrib'd] Yielded, submitted to the
necessity of the occasion.
III.vii.99-107 (426,3) I'll never care what wickedness I do] [This short
dialogue I have inserted from the old quarto, because I think it full of
nature. Servants could hardly see such a barbarity committed on their
master, without pity; and the vengeance that they presume canst overtake
the actors of it is a sentiment and doctrine well worthy of the stage.
THEOBALD.] It is not necessary to suppose them the servants of Glo'ster;
for Cornwall was opposed to extremity by his own servant.
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