"Keep thy hands in thy muff and warm the idle
Worms in thy fingers' ends."
67-69. [Her chariot] ... coachmakers. Daniel puts these lines before 59. Lettsom says: "It is preposterous to speak of the parts of a chariot (such as the waggon-spokes and cover) before mentioning the chariot itself." But chariot here, as the description shows, means only the body of the vehicle, and is therefore one of the "parts."
76. [Sweetmeats.] That is, kissing-comfits. These artificial aids to perfume the breath are mentioned by Falstaff, in M.W. v. 5. 22.
77. [A courtier's nose.] As this is a repetition, Pope substituted "lawyer's" (from 1st quarto), but this would also be a repetition. Other suggestions are "tailor's" and "counsellor's;" but the carelessness of the description is in perfect keeping with the character. See the comments on the speech p. 290 below.
79. [Sometime.] Used by S. interchangeably with sometimes.
84. [Ambuscadoes.] Ambuscades; used by S. only here. The Spanish blades of Toledo were famous for their quality.
85. [Healths,] etc. Malone quotes Westward Hoe, 1607: "troth, sir, my master and sir Goslin are guzzling; they are dabbling together fathom deep. The knight has drunk so much health to the gentleman yonder, upon his knees, that he hath almost lost the use of his legs." Cf. 2 Hen. IV. v. 3. 57:—
"Fill the cup, and let it come;
I'll pledge you a mile to the bottom."