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1. 380 refers to the death of Oph. (accidental) and of
Pol. (casual); 1. 381 to the deaths of" Ros. and Guild.;
U. 382-83 to those that have just taken place.
387. of memory i.e. unforgotten.
390. whose voice v. note 1. 354.
393. On = On top of.
393-98. Let four captains.. .for him Cf. Cor. 5. 6.
149-52:
Take him up.
Help, three o'th* chiefest soldiers; I'll be one.
Beat thou the drum, that it speak mournfully
Trail your steel pikes.
The Eliz. stage being without a drop-curtain, it was
necessary to remove the 'dead' in some such way as this;
cf. 3. 4. 217 S.D.
401. S.D. Qz 'Exeunt/ F l 'Exeunt Marching:
after the which, a Peale of Ordenance are shot off.'