No attempt was made to regularize the use of quotation marks, except to supply those that were clearly missing. Nested double quotes are standard and were not changed. A few missing or incorrect punctuation marks in the Index were silently regularized. _Unchanged:_ Apollonius[1] of Thyana, “Oh cussa heart [mismatched quotes] his play of Amphytrion His younger cotemporary [standard spelling for this publication] he avows his villany [common spelling] _Corrected:_ which occasioned him to be called μισογυνης [μισογυνησ] in the case already mentioned [men/ed at line break] as the only valuable levellers [valuabe] so flat, and unaffecting a manner [unaffecing] many of the German plays are highly exceptionable [exeptionable] _Punctuation and Typography:_ HA! I LIKE NOT THAT [_Printed in small capitals, with ordinary lower-case “no” in “NOT”_] ... spoke the words “this is a sorry sight,” better. [missing ”] an ornament to his profession.” [missing ”] Miss Smith ... is spoken of as follows: “Macbeth by Mr. Kemble ... “Some faults ... performances.” [_the original has opening quotes at the beginning of the second paragraph only; opening and closing quotes were added conjecturally in the final paragraph_] _none but a poet should edit a poet_,” [missing open quote] “What! has this _thing_ appeared again to night?” [missing close quote] “You spirits oft _walk_.” [missing close quote] And faction’s whirlwind cease to roar [missing punctuation] preserves its course, its name, [missing ,] “a _complete list_ ... in the English language,” [missing close quote] springs in each human breast [missing .] “si quid loquar audiendum.” [missing open quote] similar to a triple shake. [extraneous close quote] “The maid with the mildly flowing hair,” [missing close quote] Many a crown was cracked and many a heavy blow [invisible “and”] _Index_: Missing or inconsistent punctuation has been silently regularized. _Poetry_ Soldier to his horse, 499 [tohis] Zengis, so unintelligible audience not understand it [word missing in original] * * * * * * * * * VENONI, OR THE NOVICE OF ST. MARK’S. A DRAMA, IN THREE ACTS. By M. G. LEWIS. Printed for Bradford and Inskeep, No. 4, South Third-Street, Philadelphia; Inskeep and Bradford, New-York; and William M‘Ilhenny, Boston, by Smith And Maxwell. VENONI; OR, THE NOVICE OF ST. MARK’S. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. The Viceroy of Sicily. The Marquis Caprara. Father Cœlestino, prior of St. Mark’s. Venoni. Lodovico. Jeronymo, } Michael, } Anastasio, } _gray friars_. Nicolo, } Benedetto. Carlo, } Pietro, } _servants_. Giovanni, } Fishermen. Hortensia, marchioness Caprara. Veronica. Josepha. Teresa. Sister Lucia. _The scene lies in Sicily._ ACT I.