Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2): Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.Malcolm, James Peller
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2): Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.
Malcolm, James Peller
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
The use of apostrophes to indicate possessive case is not consistent
in the original. The placement of quotation marks is not consistent in
the original. Apostrophes and quotation marks have been left as in the
original except where noted below.
The following corrections have been made to the original text:
Page i: AUTHOR OF "LONDINIUM REDIVIVUM," &c.[original has a
comma] &c.
Page 8: _being they wanted experience_, which
business[original has "busines"]
Page 18: "[quotation mark missing in original]Lastly, the
Pope, in a glorious pageant
Page 28: "[quotation mark missing in original]As Deer upon
the rocks
Page 36: cry, '[quotation mark missing in original]Lord! what
noise is that?'
Page 41: enjoy an estate of 200_l._ a year.'[single quote
missing in original]"
Page 44: number of thieves[original has "thievse"] of every
description
Page 69: a period when riot and[original has "riotand"]
outrage
Page 91: execution of the[original has "the the"] Act of
Parliament
Page 97: I fired from the back chamber windows[entire phrase
printed twice in the original]
Page 99: 'Mr. Green, follow me;'[original has double quote]
Page 99: '[quotation mark missing in original]Don't drop a
word
Page 100: I said, '[quotation mark missing in original]I do
not care who it is;' then said he, '[quotation mark missing
in original]you will go before me;'[quotation mark missing in
original]
Page 110: presentment of the[original has "the the"] Grand
Jury
Page 115: desire of several persons of quality[original has
"qnality"]
Page 122: squires and fidlers, citizens[original has
"cizizens"] and rope-dancers
Page 124: entertainment for their loose coins[original has
"corns"]
Page 126: shilling opposite[original has "opposte"]
Cecil-street
Page 139: during the day and evening.[original has a comma]
This amusement
Page 146: had planned the[original has "tne"] firing of
Newgate
Page 155: money to lose the battle."[quotation mark missing
in original]
Page 162: characters, in the greatest[original has "geatest"]
order
Page 164: zounds thy Swans are Geese.'[original has a double
quote]
Page 165: "[quotation mark missing in original]Long was the
great Figg
Page 171: fight in the same dresses as before."[quotation
mark missing in original]
Page 186: in favour of the plaintiffs[original has
"plantiffs"]
Page 213: imagined horror of Cavalcanti's[original has
"Cavalcauti's"] bloodhounds
Page 214: that occurred in 1712, and[original has "aud"] he
composed
Page 221: "But["B" uninked in original] a dry and
circumstantial
Page 225: Dog after dog succeeding[original has "suceeding"]
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