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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 1

Transcriber's Notes

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Page 147

'dish of sweatbreads' may be 'dish of sweetbreads'. Unchanged.

Page 160

'to be perferred' may be 'to be preferred'. Unchanged.

Page 165

'Philip Quarll's Island' spelled as in original.

Page 221

'adminsters the dose' may be 'administers the dose'. Unchanged.

Page 227

'--an the rogues forswore themselves,' may be '--and the rogues forswore themselves,'. Unchanged.

Page 235

'On Creation's hoilday.' changed to 'On Creation's holiday.'.

Page 263

'Give me a lie wth a spirit in it.' may be 'Give me a lie with a spirit in it.'. Unchanged.

Page 263

'Qute Miltonic--' Unchanged from original.

Page 298

'fit of violent horse' may be 'fit of violent hoarse'. Unchanged.

Page 430

'passions, coprices, impulses,' may be 'passions, caprices, impulses,'. Unchanged.

Page 469 and 485

'were in the caste' may be 'were in the cast'. Unchanged.

Page 473

'scription; since Lamb's' is likely 'description; since Lamb's'. Unchanged.

Page 510

'he is not the prepetrator;' is likely 'he is not the perpetrator;'. Unchanged.

Page 564

'on absurb images, 405.' is likely 'on absurd images, 405.'. Changed.

These words are used in hyphenated and non-hyphenated forms in this book.

a-foot

ante-dating

bed-fellow

be-scribbled

birth-day

black-guard

bug-bear

by-standers

church-yard

co-evals

co-exist

common-place

cross-wise

day-time

death-bed

eye-lid

fire-side

good-will

grave-digger

grave-stone

hand-maids

hand-writing

law-suit

life-time

loco-motive

moon-struck

needle-work

often-times

out-skirts

over-looking

pit-falls

play-fellows

play-goer

play-house

Queen-like

re-print

re-publication

re-written

robe-maker

run-away

school-boy

school-fellow

shop-keeper

story-teller

three-score

tread-mill

two-fold

two-pence

work-shop

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