Front matter

Transcriber’s Note:

The footnotes have been collected at the end of the text, and are linked for ease of reference.

Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation.

Corrections appear in the text as corrected. The original text will be displayed in-line when the cursor is placed on the corrected text. Except in the advertising matter at the end of the text, the highlighted words also serve as links to explanatory notes.

Corrections appear in the text as corrected. The highlighted words serve as a link to an explanatory note.

The cover image has been created, based on title page information, and is added to the public domain.

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