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S.D. Loc. (Cap., subs.) Entry (G.I.D. and J.D.W.)
Q 'Alarum. Enter the powers of France ouer the
stage, Cordelia with her father in her hand. | Enter
Edgar and Gloster.'. F 'Alarum within. Enter with
Drumme and Colours, Lear, Cordelia, and Souldiers,
ouer the Stage, and Exeunt. | Enter Edgar, and
Gloster.'.
i. father see 4. 6. 72, n. 4. S.D. (i) <F, Q
•Exit.' (ii) (G.I.D. and J.D.W.), F 'Alarum and
Retreat within.' Q 'Alarum and retreat' i.e. trumpet-
calls. (iii)(F).
12. Ripeness is a 11=all that matters is that one is
ready for death when it comes. Cf. Ham. 5. 2. 200—
'the readiness is all', all. Come (Rowe, ed. 11, subs.)
£>, F 'all come'. S.D. F 'Exeunt.'.

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S.D. Loc. (Mai.) Entry (F subs.) Q 'Enter Ed-
mund, with Lear and Cordelia prisoners'.
1. sp.-hdg. Q, F 'Bast.'—and throughout sc.
2. their greater pleasures=the wishes of persons of
higher rank (<K.).
5. lam (F) Q (+Camb.) 'am I \
8. No Four times in F, twice in Q.
9. cage Also means prison; cf. 2 H. VI, 4* 2. 56
[Muir], and Spenser, F.% vi, vi, 1. 9 [J.C.M.].
10-11. When.. .forgiveness see 4. 7. 5 7, n.
13. gilded butterflies This, Craig (old Arden Sh.)
suggests='gay courtiers', and cites Marston, Antonio &
Mellida, iv, 1. 49 [ed. H. H. Wood, 1, 44]:
Troopes of pide butterflies, that flutter still
In greatnesse summer, that confirme a prince.