The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : $b a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight, with their future contingencies of fortune
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The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : $b a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight, with their future contingencies of fortune
Campbell, Duncan, 1680?-1730; Deaf people -- Great Britain -- Biography; Occultism -- Early works to 1900; Prophets -- Great Britain -- Biography
[D] See the History of the Count de Gabalis, from whence he has taken
the machinery of his Rape of the Lock.
[E] Mrs. F--m--r.
[F] See the Dedication of Mr. Campbell's Life.
[G] See Mr. Campbell's Dedication.
[H] See Cooper's Hill.
[I] See many places of his notes on Homer.
[J] See Mr. Campbell's Life, page 80.
[K] Alluding to this verse, "sed cum falsa Damus, nil nisi Nostra
Damus."
THE END OF DUNCAN CAMPBELL.
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TRANSCRIBER NOTES:
Punctuation corrected without note.
Archaic spellings have been retained.
The following corrections have been made:
page iv: "two" changed to "too" (too long to dwell upon).
page 8: "dedelighted" changed to "delighted" (however, delighted
extremely in this way).
page 13: "off" changed to "of" (night not be despaired of.).
page 14: "a" added for continuity (for she that can dally with a
heart).
page 15: "governer" changed to "governor" (who is the governor of
Uma).
page 25: "Willis" changed to "Wallis" (An Extract from Dr.
Wallis).
page 36: "hiting" changed to "hitting" (that he seldom missed
hitting).
page 44: "vension" changed to "venison" (to bring a side of
venison to me).
page 47: "be" added for continuity (no demonstrative proof is to
be had on either side).
page 143: "their" changed to "there" (and left there alone).
page 153: "know" changed to "known" (by persons of known credit).
page 180: "inbord" changed to "inborn" (if we allow the
second-sight to be inborn).
page 180: "onger" changed to "longer" (not to afflict the patient
any longer).
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