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a.2. NOTES 185
147. For following...legs. (Q) F om. S.D. (Pope),
Q, F om.
148. Come...away Cont. to Reg. in Q, assigned to
Corn, in F. Q is clearly correct since if Cora, speaks,
the 'lord' he addresses must be Glo.—but he remains
behind. Poss. the copy for F had 'to Corn.' as a S.D.
my lord (<F) g (+Camb.) 'my good Lord' S.D.
(Dyce, subs.) F 'Exit.', Q om.
149. duke's (<Q) F'Duke'.
152. watched...hard i.e. travelled night and day.
154. out at heels Cf. Tilley, H 389.
155. Give i.e. may God give.
156. S.D. F 'Exit.', Qom.
157. Good king, etc. Reg.'s attitude has shown Kent
what treatment his master will receive at her hands.
approve see G.
158-9. out of...sun Prov. (cf. James Howell's
Proverbs (1660); and Tilley, G 272) = 'from good to
worse'. Han. noted that the saying was 'applied to
those who are turned out of house and home to the open
weather' (cf. Ham. 1. 2. 67 'too much i' th' sun', n.).
See P. L. Carver in, M.L.R. xxv, 478-81; xxix,
173-6 for orig. of the phrase.
161. comfortable see G.
162-3. Nothing...misery There's nothing like being
poor and wretched for miracles to happen to one.
165—7. and shall...remedies All edd. admit corrup-
tion. G.I.D. conj. that Q omitted a line, and the F
collator neglected to insert it. The sense prob. was
'...shall find time to rescue the king and me from...'..
See G. 'enormous', 'state'.
167. overwatched see G. 'watch'.
168. take vantage sc. of the opportunities.
169. lodging see G.
170. S.D. (Q) Fom. See next note.