[2098] Do you observe] Observe you Steevens conj.
this] this now Hanmer.
Ay] Ay, ay Hanmer.
[2099] Why ... purse:] Arranged as by Capell. Six lines, ending soule, ... peece ... friend ... knowing ... father, ... purse: in Ff. See note (IX).
[2100] soul ... spirit] Theobald. soule ... sport Ff. sport ... soul Steevens, 1773 (Upton conj.). soul ... port Collier (Collier MS.). soul ... coat Warburton conj. (withdrawn).
[2101] purse] purse afloat Seymour conj.
[2102] O, see] to see S. Walker conj.
[2103] O, see ... man When ... shape!] O see ... man, When ... shape! Theobald. oh see ... man, When ... shape: Ff (shape; F1). oh see ... man! When ... shape, Rowe.
[2104] For ... life,] As in Rowe. One line in Ff.
[2105] came any ... over] any ... came o'er Pope. e'er came any ... over Capell. e'er came any ... o'er Dyce (ed. 2).