[3377] in commons] in common Hanmer. on commons Collier MS.

[3378] motion govern'd] Pope. motion, govern'd Ff.

[3379] barren-spirited] Hyphened by Pope.

[3380] abjects, orts] Staunton. abject orts Theobald. Objects, Arts Ff. abject arts Becket conj.

imitations,] Rowe (ed. 2). Imitations. Ff.

[3381] staled] stal'de F1 F2. stal'd F3. stall'd F4.

[3382] made, our] made secure, our best Anon. conj.

our means stretch'd] our meanes stretcht F1. and our best meanes stretcht out F2 F3 F4 (means F4). our best means stretcht Johnson. our means stretch'd to the utmost Malone. our choicest means stretch'd out Staunton conj.

[3383] bay'd] Pope. bayed Ff.

[3384] mischiefs] mischief Steevens (1778).