English Jests and Anecdotes, Collected from Various SourcesVarious
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English Jests and Anecdotes, Collected from Various Sources
Various
Anecdotes -- England; English wit and humor
Page 193, “advance” changed to “advanced” (“returned in advanced
life”).
Page 195, double quotation mark added after “it is all down hill.”
Page 197, superfluous quotation mark deleted in “Hold, my friend,”
Page 200, single quotation mark changed to double after “I can’t help
it my dear,”
Page 200, double quotation mark added after “exactly of your
ladyship’s size.”
Page 203, double quotation mark added after “they are in law.”
Page 205, superfluous quotation mark deleted in “Indeed, my lady,”
Page 211, superfluous quote removed after “incapable of business,” and
before “but above it.”
Page 213, “fellows” changed to “fellow’s” (“over the fellow’s back”).
Page 222, double quotation mark added after “and leave these
unfortunate men?”
Page 227, comma changed to period after “Nisi dominus frustra.”
Page 230, double quotation mark added after “I think,”
Page 232, double quotation mark added before “you must say the
following words.”
Page 235, apostrophe inserted in “nobleman’s” (“he stirred the
nobleman’s”).
Page 246, “CURE” changed to “CURÉ” (“IGNORANCE OF A FRENCH CURÉ”).
Page 248, “point-” changed to “pointing” (“pointing to Mr. Whishaw”).
Page 249, period changed to comma after “is very true in the
_abstract_.”
Original scans of this book can be found here:
https://archive.org/details/englishjestsanec00edin.
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