The Duchess of Malfi
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FOOTNOTES:
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[ Malfi. The presence-chamber in the palace of the Duchess.]
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[ Prevent.]
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[ The same.]
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[ The reference is to the knightly sport of riding at the ring.]
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[ At the expense of.]
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[ Rolls of lint used to dress wounds.]
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[ Surgeons.]
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[ A small horse.]
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[ Ballasted.]
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[ A lively dance.]
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[ Throws into the shade.]
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[ At the point of.]
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[ Coaches.]
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[ Spy.]
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[ Cheats.]
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[ Spy.]
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[ Malfi. Gallery in the Duchess' palace.]
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[ Lustful.]
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[ Genesis xxxi. , 31-42.]
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[ The net in which he caught Venus and Mars.]
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[ Housekeepers.]
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[ Produced.]
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[ Qq. read STRANGE.]
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[ Guess.]
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[ The phrase used to indicate that accounts had been examined and found correct.]
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[ Using words of present time; i.e. , "I take," not "I will take." ]
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[ Knot.]
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[ More firmly.]
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[ Of difficult disposition.]
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[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]
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[ Chief part.]
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[ Bullies (Hazlitt); lawyers (Vaughan).]
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[ Royal journey.]
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[ Turning a boat on its side for repairs.]
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[ Scabbed.]
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[ Empty.]
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[ Face-modeling (Sampson). "There's a plain statement of your practises." ]
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[ Blue like those of a woman with child.]
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[ Scurf.]
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[ Person of highest influence.]
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[ Hysteria.]
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[ This year.]
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[ Clearly.]
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[ Youngster.]
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[ A hall in the same palace.]
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[ Crossness.]
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[ Always.]
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[ The meaner servants.]
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[ At once.]
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[ Cast his horoscope.]
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[ The court of the same palace.]
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[ Making an astrological calculation.]
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[ Going to the root of the matter.]
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[ Write.]
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[ i.e. , on his handkerchief.]
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[ Addressing the lantern.]
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[ "The rest not considered." ]
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[ A piece of news.]
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[ Cleverly contrived.]
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[ Rome. An apartment in the palace of the Cardinal.]
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[ Religious recluse.]
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[ Experienced.]
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[ Sick.]
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[ Medicinal.]
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[ Strong broth.]
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[ Another apartment in the same palace.]
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[ The mandrake was supposed to give forth shrieks when uprooted, which drove the hearer mad.]
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[ Unchaste.]
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[ Supposed to be a sign of folly.]
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[ Throw the hammer.]
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[ Boil to shreds. (Dyce.) Qq, TO BOIL.]
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[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]
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[ Wealth.]
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[ Lampoons.]
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[ Plowshares.]
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[ Spying.]
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[ Deceptions.]
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[ Soothing.]
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[ The bed-chamber of the Duchess in the same.]
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[ Qq. read SLIGHT.]
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[ Powder of orris-root.]
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[ Wheels of craft.]
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[ Certificate that the books were found correct.]
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[ The badge of a steward.]
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[ Spies.]
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[ Lot.]
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[ For Plutus.]
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[ Quick steps.]
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[ Miss.]
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[ Remains.]
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[ Profession.]
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[ An apartment in the Cardinal's palace at Rome.]
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[ A decorated horse-cloth, used only when the court is traveling.]
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[ The first quarto has in the margin: "The Author disclaims this Ditty to be his." ]
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[ Near Loretto.]
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[ Small birds.]
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[ His vizard.]
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[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]
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[ Curtain.]
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[ The wife of Brutus, who died by swallowing fire.]
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[ By artificial means.]
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[ Profession.]
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[ Spying.]
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[ Another room in the lodging of the Duchess.]
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[ Band.]
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[ Bands.]
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[ Boil.]
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[ Punning on the two senses of "dye" and "corn." ]
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[ From exporting his grain.]
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[ Optical glass.]
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[ The Geneva Bible.]
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[ Petticoat.]
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[ Coach.]
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[ A warm drink containing milk, wine, etc.]
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[ Receptacle.]
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[ A drug supposed to ooze from embalmed bodies.]
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[ Curdled.]
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[ Trial.]
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[ An exclamation of impatience.]
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[ Milan. A public place.]
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[ In escheat; here, in fee.]
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[ Disbeliever.]
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[ Fraught.]
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[ A gallery in the residence of the Cardinal and Ferdinand.]
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[ A dog which worries sheep.]
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[ A fabulous serpent that killed by its glance.]
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[ Cut a caper.]
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[ Broth.]
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[ Skeletons.]
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[ So Dyce. Qq. BROUGHT.]
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[ Perfumed sweetmeats for the breath.]
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[ Smoke.]
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[ A fortification.]
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[ Milan. An apartment in the residence of the Cardinal and Ferdinand.]
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[ Reality.]
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[ Mistake.]
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[ i.e. , the dead body.]
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[ Another apartment in the same.
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Transcriber's Note:
Comments on the preparation of this e-text:
All of the footnotes have been re-numbered, in the form [xxx].
A few punctuation marks have been added. These are always set off by angle brackets. Eg. [?]
The names of the characters have been spelled out in full. Eg. CARDINAL was CARD.
Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text. Eg. :
FERDINAND. Sister, I have a suit to you. DUCHESS. To me, sir?