Volume I Part 63 (2/2)

Then Prologue comes, Ads-lightikins, crys Sir _John_, You shall hear notable Conceits anon: How neatly, Sir, he'll bob the Court and French King, And tickle away-- you know who-- for Wenching.

All this won't do, they e'en may spare their Speeches, For all their greasing will not buy 'em Britches; To get a penny new found ways must take, As forming Popes, and Squibs and Crackers make.

In Coffee-Houses some their talent vent, Rail for the Cause against the Government, And make a pretty thriving living on't, For who would let a useful Member want.

Things being brought to this distressed Estate, 'Twere fit you took the matter in Debate.

There was a time, when Loyally by you, True Wit and Sense received Allegiance due, Our King of Poets had his Tribute pay'd, His Peers secured beneath his Laurel's shade.

What Crimes have they committed, they must be Driven to the last and worst Extremity?

Oh, let it not be said of English Men, Who have to Wit so just and n.o.ble been, They should their Loyal Principles recant, And let the glorious Monarch of it want._

NOTES: The Rover, Part II

[Transcriber's Note:

The Notes in the printed text give only page and line numbers.

Act-and-scene designations shown between +marks+ have been added by the transcriber. Labels such as ”Scene IIa” refer to points where the scene description changes without a new scene number.]

NOTES ON THE TEXT.

+Dramatis Personae+

p. 117 I have added to the Dramatis Personae 'Rag, boy to Willmore', and 'Porter at the English Amba.s.sador's'.

+Act I: Scene i+

p. 118, l. 2 _Scene I._ I have added the locale 'A Street'.

p. 118, l. 4 _Campain._ 4to 1681 'campania'.

p. 120, l. 17 _but cold._ 1724 'and cold'.

p. 120, l. 28 _embracing._ 1724 omits.

p. 120, l. 32 _Philies._ 4to 1681 'Philoes'.

p. 122, l. 30 _Brussels._ 4to 1681 'Bruxels'.

p. 123, l. 21 _But that._ 1724 prints these two lines as prose.

p. 124, l. 3 _Marcy._ 1724 'Mercy'.

p. 126, l. 16 _get 'em ready._ 1724 'get it ready'.

p. 128, l. 33 _pickl'd Pilchard._ 1724. 'pickle Pilchard'.

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