...assimilated to the devil. One Michael Cassia; (the Florentine's A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife;)—— That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster; (4) but the bookish theoric, Wherein the toged couns'lors can purpose As masterly as he; mere prattle,...

...to receive a military compliment from the provision nl Colonel Lear — A Colonel ********** " Who never set a squadron in the field, '' Nor the division of a battle knows, *' More than a sph.stcr." Of one thing I am confident — If there be any honor or advantage in the peace, a share...

...Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife ; That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division...battle knows More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric, Wherein the toged consuls can propose As masterly as he : mere prattle, without practice,...

...•. •. i •. . One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, • .j A fellow almost damn'd hi a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster. Now there is nothing in the whole play about Gassio's wife, and the commentators cannot discover who...

...assimilated to the devil. One Michael Cassia;- (the Florentine's A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife;)' That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster; (4) but the bookish theoric, Wherein the toged couns'lors can purpose As masterly as he; mere prattle,...

...chose my officer. And what was he ? Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division...prattle, without practice, Is all his soldiership. But he, sir, had the election : And I, — of whom his eyes had seen the proof, At Rhodes, at Cyprus...

...Forsooth a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division...theorick, Wherein the toged consuls can propose As learnedly as he." Most people give up the line in italics as unintelligible, because Michael Cassio...

...Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife ;' That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division...battle knows More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric, Wherein the toged consuls* can propose • As masterly as he : mere prattle, without practice,...

...a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine1, A fellow almost darned, e'en a fair miß, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster. Upon this conjecture I am afraid, however, as I said, to express myself tool confidently. The passage...

...be corrupt, because it appears from a following part of the play that Cassio was nn unmarried man. That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows Mr. Steevens has clearly explained the words in a subsequent note : I have therefore no doubt that...