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the weary very means ” —The old copies give “ Because thou art not seen " -
Johnson thus explains this line literatim as follows :this line , which some editors
have thought misprinted :Till that the wearie verie meanes do ebbe ?“ Thou
winter ...
Blackstone proposed to read , “ Yet I fray you but “ – it is your CARBONADOED
face " _ “ Carbonadoed " with the word ; " meaning the word “ suffer , ” which is
means " slashed over the face in a manner that fetcheth plausible . But the old
copy ...
Blackstone proposed to read , “ Yet I fray you but - it is your CARBONADOED
face " - “ Carbonadoed " with the word ; " meaning the word “ suffer , ” which is
means “ slashed over the face in a manner that fetcbeth plausible . But the old
copy is ...
It has been well remarked of this passage , that Per" — Means and bases " _ “
Means ” are tenours - inter dita does not attempt to answer the reasoning of
Pomediate voices , between the treble and bass . lixenes : she gives up the
argument ...
means , “ And why such treatment to me , who deserved so much better , than
one worse and better used ? ... editions read , “ thy grave , " which editors
generally have agreed with Ed . wards in interpreting , Thy grave here means thy
beauties ...
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"like a wood woman" might indeed have meant "frantic" or "wild" (with grief) which Launce mentions referring to the "shoe" which he adopts for the sake of illustration. However, Shakespeare, even at his earliest writings, was vastly entertained by double entendres and his love of puns is so well documented. In that time in Italy, women wore platform shoes which were raised to elevate the shoes from the mud and other unpleasant "stuff". These were called "chopines" and the platforms were constructed of wood. The higher the platform, the higher the pretentiousness of the lady. Her height could have put her above many others. Since Launce has his father and mother represented as shoes, this second meaning is certainly not outside of the possibility for Shakespeare's intention. Naturally, it would have had the effect of a rather "localized" and "temporary" idea, but the fact of its having been very popular in that day makes it a candidate for the Bard's delight.