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Posted By: MGM·Lion
18-Jul-12 - 05:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Fields of Greenmore
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fields of Greenmore
Sorry a 'small' command appears to have remained unclosed above. Here it is again ~~
Martin ~~
mortal coil; fuss of life
Penguin Shakespeare, edited G B Harrison, 1937
mortal coil bustle and turmoil of this mortal life
The RSC Shakespeare COMPLETE WORKS, ed Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 2007
COIL, sub. bustle, tumult. Much Ado, iii.3.99; Ham, iii,1,67
Glossary to Oxford Complete Works, ed W J Craig, 1905
Must in honesty concede, rather to my surprise, that the Signet pb edition of 1963, ed Edward Hubler, seems to recognise both our interpretations ~~
coil (1) turmoil (2) a ring of rope (here the flesh encircling the soul) ---
--- But then that is a American one, which you imply, Martin, that you would in any event regard as less reliable!
Those all the annotated editions I can lay my hands on around the house at the moment.
Best
~Michael~