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227. dishonoured— dishonourable.
230. still-soliciting Theob.'s hyphen.
231. That (F) Q (+Camb.) 'As'—but 'such...
that' is good Eliz. and Jac. English.
236. intends? (A.W., subs.<Seymour conj.) Q
'intends to do,'; F 'intends to do:'. 'To do', clearly a
common error, makes neither good verse nor good
sense. 'Cord.'s fault has been her refusal to express the
volume ("history") of her love and not a refusal to say
what she intended (in our sense of the word) "to do".
The contaminator of the quarto had clearly in mind
Cord.'s lines at 11. 223-5, but had not understood the
Sh. implications of "purpose" and "intend"' (A.W.
p. 7). [G.I.D. retracts 1949 reading.]
238. regards (F+Camb.) Q (+Mal. etc.) 're-
spects'—prob. anticipation; cf. 11. 247, 254. The
'regards' are considerations of dowry, stand (Pope
+Camb.) F, Q 'stands'—a poss. Sh. plural but here
prob. a common error as 'the line sounds better without
the J' (Muir).
240. Royal king {<¥) Q (+Camb.) 'Royall Leir\
F is not tautological, since 'royal' can mean 'noble,
majestic, generous, munificent' (On.). Cf. 4.6.198-9;
X
5-3- 75- Q is prob. a recollection of 1. I. 138.
247. respect and fortunes (<F) =deferential esteem
and material considerations. Q (+Camb.) 'respects Of
fortune'—prob. memorial corruption (see 1949 ed.
pp. 50-5). L. 254 confirms F.
249-50. most rich...despised Noble cites II Corin.
vi. 10, 'As poor, yet making many rich; as having noth-
ing, and yet possessing all things'.
253. Gods, gods /No t vocative; = ' O, the gods, the
gods!'—who have 'neglected' Cordelia.
254. My love...respect His answer toBurg.'s type of
love(1.247). 257. wat'rish Contemptuous;seeG.
258. unprized by others; precious tome.