Transcriber's Notes:
Reading edition
Dialect and archaic spelling abound in the original and are retained here. Variations in hyphenation, punctuation, and use of accents appear as in the original, except as noted below.
Page vii: added comma (DRYSDALE,)
Page 10: this to this (Pygmalion this stout arm)
Page 10: spelling retained from original (Goliah's spear)
Page 37: hyphen removed before "and" (Electro-Talbot and)
Page 69: bouyant to buoyant (O'er buoyant knowes)