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
Page 94, double quotation mark added before “one good _turn_
deserved.”
Page 98, “cooly” changed to “coolly” (“expect to be received so
coolly”).
Page 98, period added after “much admire the _air_.”
Page 100, “gentleman” changed to “gentlemen” (“Ladies and
gentlemen”).
Page 100, “unsuccesful” changed to “unsuccessful” (“endeavours to
please are unsuccessful“).
Page 102, “may” changed to “many” (“used to relate many curious”).
Page 102, “SIMLPE” change to “SIMPLE” (“A SIMPLE MACHINE OUT OF
ORDER.”).
Page 108, double quotation mark added after “if you are not wrong,”
Page 109, double quotation mark added before “I rather believe it.”
Page 111, double quotation mark added after “sir, pots and all.”
Page 113, “asted” changed to “lasted” (“house ever lasted long.”).
Page 113, “Dury” changed to “Drury” (“a tragedy acted at Drury Lane”).
Page 118, double quotation mark added after “unction before you went.”
Page 120, two adjacent single quotes changed to double quotes (“Can
you so?”).
Page 121, double quotation mark added after “You want amusement, sir,”
Page 128, “L” inserted (“replied his Lordship”).
Page 129, period added after “his company for nothing.”
Page 129, double quotation mark added after “sober and the drunken
club.”
Page 133, “check’d” changed to “cheek’d” (“of a little
cherry-cheek’d”).
Page 137, double quotation mark added after “_I have covered so many
blunders of yours_.“
Page 138, single quotation mark changed to double after “say as much
of you.”
Page 142, “this” changed to “his” (“the cord under his left ear”).
Page 142, superfluous closing quotation mark deleted after “the cord
under his left ear.”
Page 151, “Johson” changed to “Johnson” (“very desirous to see Ben
Johnson”).
Page 152, “de-declared” changed to “declared” (“that she declared to
him”).
Page 152, “audence” changed to “audience“ (“the great amusement of the
audience”).
Page 153, “welsh” changed to “Welsh” (“The Welsh formerly drank”).
Page 159, “ofter” changed “after” (“Soon after Lord Sidney’s
elevation”).
Page 159, “ECENTRIC” changed to “ECCENTRIC” (“ECCENTRIC
RECOMMENDATION”).
Page 162, “betwen” changed to “between” (“between conscience and
self-interest”).
Page 164, “vension” changed to “venison” (“the venison not kept
long”).
Page 164, repeated word “the” removed (“said the quaker”).
Page 164, “Lest” changed to “Let” (“Let us now see”).
Page 170, comma changed to period after “at the _fall of the leaf_.”
Page 178, “occured” changed to “occurred” (“occurred on the Epsom
road”).
Page 189, double quotation mark added after “obliged to sit and hear
it.”
Page 191, “goal” changed to “gaol” (“was in Shrewsbury gaol for
preaching”).
Page 192, “Russel” changed to “Russell” (“replied Miss Russell”).
Page 193, single quotation mark changed to double after “put on thy
hat.”
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