Note XII

II. 2. 111, 112. In the Quartos Polonius's comment, 'that's an ill phrase ...,' is printed in italics like the letter, and there is some confusion in the next line. The second, third, fourth and fifth have 'but you shall heare: thus in her excellent white bosom, these &c.' The sixth puts a comma after 'heare.' In the Folios these last words are printed in Roman type as if they were part of Polonius's comment, thus: 'but you shall heare these in her excellent white bosome, these.'

Rowe printed: 'but you shall hear—These to her excellent white bosom, these—'

The succeeding editors followed Rowe, down to Capell who restored the word 'in' for 'to.' The reading and punctuation of our text was first given substantially by Jennens, and adopted by Malone.