'a rat, a rat!'] a rat! Pope, reading the rest of the line with Ff.
[1579] this] Qq. his Ff.
[1580] been] Q6 F3 F4. beene Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5. bin F1. bine F2.
been] Q2 Q3 F3 Q6 F4. beene Q4 F1 F2. bin Q5.
[1581] answer'd] Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5. answered Ff Q6.
[1582] haunt] harm Johnson conj.
[1583] let] Qq. let's F1 F3 F4. lets F2.
[1584] ore] Qq F4. oare F1 F2 F3. or (i.e. gold) Johnson conj.
[1585] metals] metal Mason conj.
[1586] he] Ff. a Qq.