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CRITICAL APPENDIX.
THE FAERIE QVEENE.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
The first three books of F. Q. were originally
published in 1590. Books IV-VI, with a
second edition of Books I—III, appeared in
1596. The fragmentary Book VII appeared
first in the Folio of 1609. Except for this
fragment, the text here printed is based on
1596. Some printers' errors have been corrected
by reference to 1590, with its valuable
list of Faults Escaped, cited in these notes
as F.E. The authority of 1609 has been
preferred in half a dozen places. The later
folios of 1611-12-13, 1617, and 1679, have
no independent authority. Spenser's poetical
works were subsequently edited by J. Hughes,
1715; H. J. Todd, 1805; F. J. Child, 1855 ;
J. P. Collier, 1862 ; R. Morris, 1869 ; A. B.
Grosart, 1882-4 ;R. E.Neil Dodge, 1908. The
F. Q. was also edited separately by J. Upton,
1758, R. Church, 1758-9, and Kate M.Warren,
1897-1900. J. Jortin's Remarks on Spenser's
I xxi. 5. spring] ebbe 1590, &c.: corr, F.E,
to auale] t auale 1590: corr. F.E. See note
on 1. xii. 5 above. The correction of ' t'auale'
was obviously made by 1596 independently.
xxii. 3. longer] lenger 1590. But cf.
I. xxvi. 8.
xxviii. 8. passed] passeth 1596,1609.
xxx. 9. sits] fits 1609. But see Glossary.
xxxi. 6. you] thee 1590.
xlviii. 9. with om. 1596,1609. 1609 made
little use of 1.590.
I. 3. thought haue] thought t'haue 1609.
liii. 6. since no'vntruth] sith n'vntruth
1609. In the quartos ' sith' and ' since' are
used indifferently : 1609 tries to confine' sith'
to the causal, ' since' to the temporal sense.
II. xi. 3,4. anon: shield, 1590,1596: corr.
1609. The punctuation of 1609 is more
logical than that of the quartos.
xvi. 8. idely, 1590,1396: idlely 1609.
xvii. 5. cruell spies] cruelties 1590, &c.:
Poems (1734) contain some good emendations.
corr. F.E.
DEDICATION. The words ' and of Virginia' xxii. 5. your] thy 1590. Cf. 1. xxxi. 6
and * to live with the eternilie of her fame' above.
were added in 1596.
xxvii. 9. so dainty] so, Dainty 1609—-to
\ show that Spenser is quoting the proverb
BOOK I.
' Quae rara, cara'
Proem iv. 5. my] mine 1590.
xxix. 2. shade him] shade 1596 : shadow
1609, supplying the omission by conjecture.
I. ii. 1. But] And 1590. The ' But' of 1396 See note on I. xlviii. 9 above.
marks the contrast between the Knight's ' jolly' xxix. 3. ymounted] that mounted 1590,
appearance and his dedicated purpose. 1 &c.: corr. F.E.
v. 1. an innocent] and innocent 1590: an xxxii. 9. ruefull plaints] tuefull plants
Innocent 1609.
1590. F.E. corrects 'tuefull', but not
ix. 6. sweete bleeding] sweet, bleeding ' plants'.
1609. But ' sweete' is probably adverbial. xl. 1, xii. 5. Thens forth] Then forth 1590,
ix. 9. seeldom] sildom 1609 passim. See 1596: corr. F.E.
on IV. xxiii. 5 below.
xii. 5. your hardy stroke 1390, &c.: corr. III. xi. 1. To whom] Whom 1596.
F. E. The corrections of F.E. are frequently xxv. 7. inquere] inquire 1596. The rhyme
ignored by 1596.
favours 1590.
xv. 6. poisonous] poisnous 1590. Spenser xxxii. 9. Who told her all that fell] told,
was more tolerant of resolved feet by 1596. 1609—taking the words to mean 'Who told
xx. 4. vildly] vilely 1609 passim. The all that befell her '. We should perhaps read
spelling ' vild' is rare after 1600.
' all that her fell'.
SPENSER