Chapter XCIV: Act V

SC. 3. "And lay them gently on thy tender side.
I kiss these fingers for eternal peace."

I approve of this transposition made by Malone.

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"Hast not a tongue? is she not here?"

The 2nd folio, which all follow, adds _thy prisoner_; _alone_ might be better.

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"Confounds the tongue and makes the senses rough?"

Various attempts have been made to amend 'rough,' but with little success. We might perhaps read _dull_; but 'rough' may have been used in the sense of rugged, insensible.

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"And here I will expect thy coming _down_."

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"Mad natural graces that extinguish art."

For 'Mad,' which makes no sense, Capell read _And_.

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SC. 4. "Used intercession to obtain a league."

I think we should read _truce_ or _peace_ for 'league.'

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SC. 5. "Provokes the mightiest hulk against the tide."

I incline to read _Propels_ for 'Provokes.'

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"Yes, my _good_ lord, her father is a king."

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"_The_ most of all these reasons bindeth."

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"Whëreas the contráry bringeth bliss."

The 2nd folio reads 'bringeth forth.'

KING HENRY VI.--PART II.