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* 58 N O T E S x.2.
suppose an ellipse; i.e. when we are sick in fortune,
[such misfortunes being] often diseases caused by our
own behaviour.
124. moon and stars (J.C.M. <F 'Moone, and
Starres',) Q (+Camb.) 'Moone and the Starres'. on
(F) = 'by'(Q+Camb.).
126. by spherical predominance i.e. because a given
planet occupied a predominant position in the heavens
at the time of our birth. 128. of= to.
130. whoremaster man (Q) F'Whore-master-man*.
to(Q) Fom.
134. Fut (Q) F om., Jennens (4-Camb.) 'Tut'.
*Fut' (='Christ's foot') is apt to the context while the
expletive may well have been 'purged' in F. See 1949
ed. p. 170, and Greg, F.F. pp. 149-52.
135. maiden/test (F 3) F 1, Q 'maidenlest*. bas-
tardizing 'extra-marital conception' [Muir].
136-7. bastardizing. Edgar— Enter Edgar. Pat?
(G.I.D. <Steev. 1773), F'bastardizing. Enter Edgar,
Pat:', Q 'bastardy Edgar; and out'. F om. 'Edgar', but
without it 'Pat' (1.137) lacks point: Edm. is not calling
Edg., but is about to speak of ham. Steev. 1778+ Camb.
conflate:'bastardizing. Edgar—Enter Edgar. And pat
he comes*.
137. like...comedy *An allusion to the clumsy
structure of the early comedies, in which the conclusion
seemed to come by chance at the very moment it was
wanted' (D.N.S.).
138-9. Tom 0' Bedlam see 2. 3. 14, n.
140. S.D. (G.I.D. <Han., 'Humming') Edm.
humsa very sad tune (in the key of C the notes F, G, A, E).
146. writes (F)Q (+Camb.)'writ'.
147-54. as...astronomical? (<Q) F om. (?cen-
sored).
151. dissipation melting away by desertion and
disease—a common fate of military bands in Sh.'s day.