[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 (withdrawn).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).