...fleeping, and the dead, Are but as pictures : 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil.6 If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it muft feem their guilt.7 [Exit. Knocking within. 5 Chief ttatirijber in /ife's fta/l;] So, in Chaucer's Squiert'i Tar',...

...though not authorized by the folio, feems to us to improve the flyle as well as the meafure. P. 420. " I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, " For it muft feem their euift.'" ••. The The notes on this paffage prove that Shakfpe'are might have punned on guilt; but...

...again I dare not. Lady. " Infirm of purpofe ! . " Give me the daggers ; the fleeping and the dead " Are but as piftures ; 'tis the eye of childhood ' That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, ''11 gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it muft feem their guilt. [Exit* Knock within, Mad. Whence...

...not. Lady. Infirm of purpofe ; Give me the daggers. The fleeping and the dead Are but as pi&ures ; 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the groomi withal, For it muft feem their guflt. Knocks witbin. Mad. Whence is that knocking ! [$ter. How...

...LADT M. Infirm of purpofe ! Give me the daggers : The fleeping, and the dead, Are but as pictures : 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil....grooms withal, For it muft feem their guilt. [Exit. Knocking within. MACS. Whence is that knocking ! How is't with me, when every noife appals me ? What...

...Lady M. Infirm of purpofe ? Give me the daggers : The fleeping, and the dead. Are but as pidures : 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil....bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it mufl feem their guilt.* [Exit. Knocking iw!e^i»t Macb. "~ Whence is that knocking I How is:t with...

...not. Lady. Infirm of purpofe ! Give me the daggers : The fleeping and the dead, Are but as pictures : 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted Devil....grooms withal, For it muft feem their guilt. [Exit. Knoching within. Macb. Whence is that knocking ! How is't with me when every noile appals me ? What...

...Lady M. Infirm of purpofe ! Give me the daggers ; The fleeping, and the dead, . Are but as pictures : 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil....grooms withal, For it muft feem their guilt. [Exit. Knocking iviihin. Macb. Whence is that knocking ! How is't with me, when every noi-fe appals me ? What...

...Lady M, Infirm of purpose ! Give me the daggers : The sleeping, and the dead, Are but as pictures : 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil....bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt. [Exit. Knocking within. Macb. Whence is that knocking ? How is't with me, when...

...not. Lady M. Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: The sleeping, and the dead, Are but as pictures: 'tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil....bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt. \_Ejcit. Knocking within. "Mac. Whence is that knocking! How is't with me, when...