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... change ) : with to in ( 3.741 ) and our to one ( 5.827 ) . Of the remainder about a quarter are punctuation changes , a quarter are spell- ing changes ( appeer - appear , exasperat - exasperate , Havook - Havock , Sunn's- Sun's , blisse ...
... change ) : with to in ( 3.741 ) and our to one ( 5.827 ) . Of the remainder about a quarter are punctuation changes , a quarter are spell- ing changes ( appeer - appear , exasperat - exasperate , Havook - Havock , Sunn's- Sun's , blisse ...
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... changes in punctuation ( 3.630 , 3.653 , two at 3.729 , 4.88 , and 4.100 ) , two changes in initial letters ( from lower to upper case , 4.83 ; and upper to lower , 4.91 ) , four spelling changes ( God's - Gods , 3.655 ; th'Earth - the ...
... changes in punctuation ( 3.630 , 3.653 , two at 3.729 , 4.88 , and 4.100 ) , two changes in initial letters ( from lower to upper case , 4.83 ; and upper to lower , 4.91 ) , four spelling changes ( God's - Gods , 3.655 ; th'Earth - the ...
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... changes in punctua- tion ( 5.335 and 336 ) and one in spelling ( compair - compare , 5.467 ) and to alter an initial letter from lower case to upper ( 5.355 ) . The inner was halted once to make a single change in line numbering.2 ...
... changes in punctua- tion ( 5.335 and 336 ) and one in spelling ( compair - compare , 5.467 ) and to alter an initial letter from lower case to upper ( 5.355 ) . The inner was halted once to make a single change in line numbering.2 ...
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The Early Editions 16781730 | 30 |
Richard Bentley to Thomas Newton | 59 |
The Modern Editorial Preoccupation | 80 |
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