English Jests and Anecdotes, Collected from Various SourcesVarious
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English Jests and Anecdotes, Collected from Various Sources
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Anecdotes -- England; English wit and humor
Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Variations in spelling, hyphenation and punctuation remain as in the
original unless noted below.
Page 3, “f” changed to “if” (“that if it would not do”).
Page 3, “Johnston” changed to “Johnson” (“desired Dr. Johnson to
give”).
Page 10, double quotation mark added after “cursedly _through your
cheek_.”
Page 14, period added after “save her from the torture.”
Page 16, single quotation mark changed to double after “Will, sir.”
Page 16, superfluous quotation mark deleted after “the way to a certain
place.”
Page 16, “What are doing” changed to “What are you doing.”
Page 22, “amature” changed to “amateur” (“an amateur of this sort of
mischief”).
Page 23, repeated word “out” removed (“for out of it came the Earls of
Pembroke”).
Page 27, “Keynon” changed to “Kenyon” (“that Lord Kenyon had fallen
asleep”).
Page 27, double quotation mark added after “he thinks he is on the
_bench_.”
Page 28, “recommed” changed to “recommend” (“I’ll recommend you every
where.”).
Page 29, “spouting-club” changed to “sporting-club” (“an eminent
poulterer went to a sporting-club”).
Page 29, “onl” changed to “only” (“I only speak de truth”).
Page 30, “humurous” changed to “humorous” (“gave him a humorous
reproof”).
Page 31, “effected” changed to “effect” (“so commanding had the desired
effect”).
Page 32, “possesssd” changed to “possessed” (“who possessed every
requisite”).
Page 35, “Boy” changed to “Boys” (“Boys fly kites for recreation”).
Page 45, “WILLAM” changed to “WILLIAM” (“WILLIAM III. AND SERGEANT
MAYNARD.”).
Page 52, “he” changed to “be” (“a bottle of Cape to be set”).
Page 52, “puplic” changed to “public” (“in the public rooms at Bath”).
Page 58, single quotation mark changed to double after “the best of
characters.”
Page 54, “rom” changed to “from” (“goutified from his excesses”).
Page 61, “BEWEEN” changed to “BETWEEN” (“DISTINCTION BETWEEN A LORD
AND A GENTLEMAN.”).
Page 61, “a” changed to “A” (“DISTINCTION BETWEEN A LORD AND A
GENTLEMAN.”).
Page 65, single quotation mark changed to double after “sir, I assure
you!”
Page 71, single quotation mark changed to double after “I do,”
Page 71, “Whether” changed to “whether” (“asking, whether, under such
circumstances”).
Page 71, double quotation mark added before “you play the _fool_.”
Page 76, double quotation mark added before “have I not given you your
full.”
Page 77, double quotation mark added after “here see _the road to
England_.”
Page 83, “busines” changed to “business” (“his style of doing
business”).
Page 84, “you” changed to “your” (““And your petitioner shall ever”).
Page 86, double quotation mark added before “but I trust I have
strength.”
Page 92, double quotation mark added before “I would have you know.”
Page 93, “answerered” changed to “answered” (“answered he”).
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