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ufurped beard. I fay, put mony in thy purfe. It cannot be, that Desdemona should long continue her love Ito the Moor-Put mony in thy purfe-nor he his to her. It was a violent commencement in her, and thou fhalt fee an answerable fequeftration.-Put but mony in thy purse These Moors are changeable in their wills-Fill thy purse with mony. The food, that to him now is 5 as luscious as lohocks, fhall fhortly be as bitter as a coloquintida. When she is fated with his body, fhe will find the errors of her choice.— She muft have change, fhe muft: therefore put mony in thy purfe.If thou wilt needs damn thyself, do it a more delicate way than drowning. Make all the mony thou canst. If fanctimony and a frail vow, betwixt an erring Barbarian and a fuper-fubtle Venetian, be not too hard for my wits; and all the tribe of hell, thou fhalt enjoy her; therefore make mony. A pox of drowning thyfelf! it is clean out of the way. Seek thou rather to be hang'd in compaffing thy joy, than to be drown'd and go without her.

Rod. Wilt thou be fast to my hopes, if I depend on the iffue?

Iago. Thou art fure of me.Go, make mony.

4 It was a violent commence- given as an inftance of a deliment in her, and thou shalt fee an cious morfel, notwithstanding the anfwerable fequeftration,] There exaggerations of lying travellers. feems to be an oppofition of The true reading is lobocks, a very terms here intended, which has pleasant confection introduced inbeen loft in tranfcription. We to medicine by the Arabian phymay read, It was a violent conficians and fo very fitly oppofed junction, and thou shalt fee an both to the bitterness and use of anfwerable fequeftration; or, Coloquintida. WARB. what feems to me preferable, It betwixt an ERRING Barbawas a violent commencement, and rian] We fhould read ERRANT, thou shalt fee an answerable fequel. that is a vagabond, one who has 5 As lufcious as locufts,] Whe- no houfe nor country. ther you understand by this the infect or the fruit, it cannot be

WARB. Hanmer reads, arrant. Erring is as well as either,

I have told thee often, and I re-tell thee again and again, I hate the Moor. My cause is hearted; thine hath no lefs reafon., Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him. If thou canft cuckold him, thou doft thyfelf a pleasure, and me a fport. There are many events in the womb of time, which will be delivered. Traverfe, go. Provide thy mony. We will have more of this to-morrow. Adieu.

Rod. Where fhall we meet i' th' morning?
Iago. At my lodging.

Rod. I'll be with thee betimes.

Iago. Go to, farewel. Do you hear, Rodorigo?
Rod. What fay you ?

Iago. No more of drowning, do you hear.

Rod. I am chang'd. I'll go fell all my land.

Jago. "Go to, farewel, put mony enough in your

purfe"

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[Exit Rodorigo.

XI:

Manet Iago.

Iago. Thus do I ever make my fool my purse;
For I mine own gain'd knowledge fhould profane,
If I should time expend with fuch a snipe,
But for my fport and profit. I hate the Moor,
And it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my fheets
He has done my office. I know not, if't be true;
But I, for mere fufpicion in that kind,
Will do, as if for furety. He holds me well
The better shall my purpose work on him.
Caffio's a proper man. Let me fee now;
To get his place, and to plume up my Will,
A double knavery-How? how?-Let's fee-
/ After fome time t abuse Othello's ear,

VOL. VIII,

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That he is too familiar with his wife

obido s He hath a person, and a smooth dispose, bw T To be fufpected; fram'd to make women falfe. The Moor is of a free and open nature, fio of 2m992 That thinks men honeft that but feem to be fo And will as tenderly be led by th' nofe, bib van I As affes are. hoof starbas sd aO I hav't-it is engender'd-Hell and Night Muft bring this monftrous birth to the world's light be timed of sidifogm[Exit

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Enter Montano, Governor of Cyprus, and Gentlemen.

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HAT from the cape, can you difcern at fea 1 Gent. Nothing at all, it is a high wrought no balg fl, tropa I cannot 'twixt the heaven and the main ༡ ༽ ེ ེ

Defcry a fail.

flood;

Mont. Methinks the wind hath fpoke aloud at land; A fuller blast ne'er fhook our battlementsrq brA If it hath ruffian'd fo upon the fea, as isot duw

What ribs of oak, when mountains melt on them, Can hold the mortife? What fhall we hear of this?

2 Gent. A fegregation of the Turkish fleet IN For do but ftand upon the foaming fhore,

The

The chiding billows feem to pelt the clouds; The wind-fhak'd farge, with high and monftrous oilst mainOW SANTO OF DI

Seems to caft water on the burning Bear,

? And quench the guards of the ever-fixed pole. I never did like moleftation view

On the enchafed flood.

fleet ga

Mont. If that the Turkish fleet

Be not infhelter'd and embay'd, they're drown'd;
It is impoffible to bear it out.

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Enter a third Gentleman.

Gent. News, Lads, our wars are done:

The defperate tempeft hath fo bang'd the Turks, That their defignment halts. A noble fhip of Venice Hath feen a grievous wreck and fufferance

Of moft part of the fleet.

Mont. How! is this true?

3 Gent. The fhip is here put in,

A Veronefe; Michael Caffio,

Lieutenant of the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come on fhore; the Moor Himfelf's at feá,
And is in full commiffion here for Cyprus.

Mont. I'm glad on't; 'tis a worthy Governor.

3 Gent. But this fame Caffic, though he fpeak of comfort

Touching the Turkifb lofs, yet he looks fadly,
And prays the Moor be fafe; for they were parted
With foul and violent tempeft.

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Mont.

Mont. Pray heav'ns, he be:

For I have ferv'd him, and the man commands
Like a full foldier. Let's to the fea-fide,

As well to fee the veffel that's come in,
As to throw out our eyes for brave Othello,
Ev'n till we make the main and th' aerial blue
An indiftin&t regard.

Gent. Come, let's do for.

For every minute is expectancy.

Of more arrivance.

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Enter Caffio.

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Caf. Thanks to the valiant of this warlike ifle, That fo approve the Moor: oh, let the heav'ns Give him defence against the elements,

For I have loft him on a dangerous fea.

Mont. Is he well-fhipp'd?

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Caf His bark is ftoutly timber'd; and his pilos 9 Of very expert and approv'd allowance; Therefore my hopes, not furfeited to death, Stand in bold cure.

Within.] A fail, a fail, a fail!

8 His bark is ftoutly timber'dTherefore my hopes, not furfeited to death,

Stand in bold cure.] I do not underftand thefe lines. I know not, how hope can be furfeited to death, that is, can be encreased, till it is deftroyed; nor what it is, to ftand in bold cure; or why hope fhould be confidered as a difeafe. In the copies there is no variation. Shall we read,

Therefore my fears, not furfeited

to death,

Stand in bold cure?

This is better, but it is not welk
Shall we ftrike a bolder ftroke,
and read thus ?

Therefore my hopes, not forfeit-
ed to death,
Stand bold, not fure.
9 Of very expert and approv'd
allowance ;] I read,
Very expert, and of approv'd
allowance

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