Chapter VIII: Part 8

"It is no doubt the chief work of my life. It was from the
first highly successful. The first small edition of 1250
copies was sold on the day of publication, and a second
edition of 3000 copies soon afterward. Sixteen thousand copies
have now (1876) been sold in England; and considering
how stiff a book it is, this is a large sale. It has been
translated into almost every European tongue, even into such
languages as Spanish, Bohemian, Polish, and Russian. It has
also, according to Miss Bird, been translated into Japanese
[a mistake] and is there much studied. Even an essay in Hebrew
has appeared on it, showing that the theory is contained in
the Old Testament!"

The second edition of 3000 copies, only a reprint, yet with
a few important corrections, was issued January 7, 1860. An
edition of 2500 copies was issued in the United States, where
it enjoyed great popularity. "I never dreamed," said he, "of
my book being so successful with general readers; I believe
I should have laughed at the idea of sending the sheets to
America."

The sum of £180 was received by the author for the first
edition, and £636 13s., for the second.

Duodecimo.

COLLATION: _ix, 502 pp. Folded plate._

EDWARD FITZGERALD

(1809-1883)

97. Rubáiyát | Of | Omar Khayyám, | The Astronomer-Poet Of Persia. | Translated into English Verse. | London: | Bernard Quaritch, | Castle Street, Leicester Square. | 1859.

Fitzgerald first offered his translation to the editor of
_Fraser's Magazine_, who returned it after holding it a long
time, apparently afraid to publish it. It was not until years
afterward that the poet, having nearly doubled the number of
the verses, issued it himself, anonymously, inserting in the
imprint, without even asking permission, the name of Bernard
Quaritch.

The little pamphlet in brown paper, with its eleven pages of
biography, and five pages of notes, against sixteen pages of
poem, was not attractive in appearance; and we are told that
it was not advertised in any way except by entry among the
Oriental numbers of Quaritch's catalogue. So it is really not
to be greatly wondered at that its sale was slow, even though
the price was set as low as five shillings. Two hundred copies
remaining on his hands, Quaritch, who had consented to act as
bookseller, finally resorted to the expedient of offering them
at half-a-crown, then at a shilling, then at sixpence, until
finally they were cleared out at a penny a volume.

Those who read it at this price acted as leaven, and nine
years afterward, in 1868, a second edition was called for; a
third was published in 1872, and a fourth in 1879. These were
all issued by Quaritch at his own expense, and all without
the translator's name. Quaritch paid Fitzgerald a small
honorarium, which he promptly gave away in charity.

Octavo.

COLLATION: _xiii, 21 pp._

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN,

CARDINAL

(1801-1890)

98. Apologia Pro Vita Sua: | Being | A Reply to a Pamphlet | Entitled | "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?" [Quotation] By John Henry Newman, D.D. | London: | Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, And Green. | 1864.

The pamphlet _"What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?" A Reply to
a Pamphlet lately published by Dr. Newman. By the Rev. Charles
Kingsley._, was issued in March, 1864. Cardinal Newman's
rejoinder took the form of a series of pamphlets. The first
appeared on Thursday, April 21, and its brown paper cover bore
the title given above, with the additional line, _Pt. I. Mr.
Kingsley's Method of Disputation_. Thereafter, on successive
Thursdays, until June 16, the following numbers appeared: _Pt.
II. True Mode Of Meeting Mr. Kingsley._ _Pt. III-VI. History
Of My Religious Opinions._ _Pt. VII. General Answer To Mr.
Kingsley._ _Appendix. Answer in Detail To Mr. Kingsley's
Accusations._

A title-page and "Contents" were issued with the Appendix.
Parts I, II, and III cost a shilling each, Parts IV, V, and
VII, two shillings each, Part VI, and the Appendix, each two
shillings sixpence.

The parts were issued afterward in a cloth binding. In later
editions almost all of Parts I and II, and about half of the
Appendix were omitted, while some new matter was added in the
form of notes.

Octavo.

COLLATION: _iv, 430, 127 pp._

MATTHEW ARNOLD

(1822-1888)

99. Essays In Criticism. | By | Matthew Arnold, | Professor Of Poetry In The University Of Oxford. | London and Cambridge: Macmillan And Co. | 1865.

The first edition contained a satirical and not altogether
tasteful preface which, Arnold said in a letter to his mother
before the book was out, "will make you laugh." But later, in
a letter to Lady de Rothschild written February 11, 1865, he
says of it: "I had read the Preface to a brother and sister of
mine, and they received it in such solemn silence that I began
to tremble...." The silence of his friends and the criticism
of others produced their effect upon him, and he writes again,
to Lady de Rothschild: "I think if I republish the book I
shall leave out some of the preface and notes, as being too
much of mere temporary matter...."

The volume contained nine essays, afterward made ten.

Professor Saintsbury says, in reviewing the book:

"I am afraid it must be taken as only too strong a
confirmation of Mr. Arnold's belief as to the indifference of
the English people to criticism that no second edition of the
book was called for till four years were past, no third for
ten, and no fourth for nearly twenty."

We get an intimation of the terms on which the book was
published from the following note to Miss Quillinan, dated
March 8, 1865:

"The book is Macmillan's, not mine, as my Poems were, and I
have had so few copies at my own disposal that they have not
even sufficed to go the round of my own nearest relations, to
whom I have always been accustomed to send what I write."

Octavo.

COLLATION: _xx, 302 pp._

JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER

(1807-1892)

100. Snow-Bound. | A Winter Idyl. | By | John Greenleaf Whittier. | [Vignette] Boston: | Ticknor And Fields. | 1866.

It was at first proposed to publish the poem with
illustrations by Felix Octavius Darley, who so successfully
illustrated Cooper, Irving, Longfellow, Lossing, and many
others; but, for some reason, this idea was abandoned, and
illustration of the work was reduced to a vignette showing
"a view of the old farm house in a snow storm, copied from a
photograph ..." It was drawn by Harry Fenn. We might regret
that we are thus the losers of some characteristic work by
Darley, but, on the other hand, we must agree with Whittier,
who, when referring to the proposed illustrations of _The
Pageant_, published later, said: "I know of no one who could
do it, however, so well as Harry Fenn." The bit of work
reproduced here is in its way quite as worthy of commendation
as that drawn by this "Nestor of his guild," for _Ballads
of New England_, 1869, and so appreciatively reviewed by Mr.
William Dean Howells in _The Atlantic_ for December.

The poet took an unusual interest in the make-up of his book.
For example, he says of the vignette:

"In the picture of the old home, the rim of hemlocks, etc., at
the foot of the high hill which rises abruptly to the left, is
not seen. They would make a far better snow picture than the
oaks which are in the view."

His remarks, too, about his portrait are particularly
entertaining.

"I don't know about the portrait. At first thought, it strikes
me that it would be rather out of place at the head of a
new venture in rhyme. I don't want to run the risk of being
laughed at. However, do as thee likes about it. Put thyself in
the place of Mrs. Grundy, and see if it will be safe for any
'counterfeit presentment' to brave the old lady's criticism."

Mr. Fields evidently dared to add the portrait. It is a
steel engraving, and bears, besides the name, the following
inscription: "Engraved By H. W. Smith. From a Photograph
By Hawes." The book is further embellished by a woodcut
head-piece and an initial letter, representing snow scenes.

From other letters we learn that Whittier liked the page
and type of the volume, and in this he showed himself a good
judge. His opinion is confirmed by those who see in the book
an example worthy of its publishers, all of whose productions,
issued at this period, are good, while some are beautiful in
their simplicity and elegance. When the matter of paper was
brought up, the author said, "Don't put the poem on tinted or
fancy paper, let it be white as the snow it tells of." Fifty
copies were printed on large paper, and were probably given
by the poet only to his friends. These embodied all the
corrections afterward incorporated in the regular editions.

Whittier's feeling for appropriateness is shown also in the
following quotation:

"I wish it could come out in season for winter fireside
reading--the very season for it.... I shall dedicate it to my
brother, and shall occupy one page with quotations from Cor.
Agrippa, and from Emerson's 'Snow Storm.'..."

He changed his mind about the dedication, however, for
the book is inscribed "To the memory of the household it
describes."

Among the errors which crept into the poem, one, the phrase
"Pindus-born Araxes," was afterward corrected to "Pindus-born
Arachthus"; and another,

"The wedding _knell_ and dirge of death,"

held its ground from 1866 until 1893.

Whittier's share in the profits of _Snow-Bound_, we are told,
amounted to ten thousand dollars.

COLLATION: _52 pp. Portrait._

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INDEX TO AUTHORS AND TITLES

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INDEX TO AUTHORS AND TITLES

Absalom And Achitophel, 84, 85

Adam Bede, 211, 212

Addison (Joseph). The Spectator, 94-96

Adonais, 169, 170

Analogy (The) Of Religion, 104

Anatomy (The) Of Melancholy, 51, 52

Apologia Pro Vita Sua, 217

Arcadia. The Countesse Of Pembrokes, 29-31

Arnold (Matthew). Essays In Criticism, 218

Austen (Jane). Pride And Prejudice, 161, 162

B. (E. B.) Sonnets, 193

Bacon (Francis), Baron Verulam. Essaies, 34, 35

Baldwin (William), Thomas Sackville, and others. A Myrrour For
Magiſtrates, 19-21

Beaumont (Francis) and John Fletcher. Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71

Bell (Currer). Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by, 191

Bible. The Holy, 44-47

Biglow Papers (The), 194, 195

Blackstone (Sir William). Commentaries, 121, 122

Booke (The) of the common praier, 9-11

Boswell (James). The Life Of Samuel Johnson, 150-152

Braybrooke (Richard, Lord). _See_ Pepys (Samuel). Memoirs, 173, 174

Broken Heart (The), 58

Brontë (Charlotte). Jane Eyre, 191

Browne (Sir Thomas). Religio Medici, 65, 66

Browning (Elizabeth Barrett). Sonnets, 193

Browning (Robert). Men and Women, 208

Bunyan (John). The Pilgrims Progreſs, 82, 83

Burke (Edmund). Reflections On The Revolution In France, 146

Burns (Robert). Poems, 141, 142

Burton (Robert). The Anatomy Of Melancholy, 51, 52

Butler (Joseph), Bishop of Durham. The Analogy Of Religion, 104

Butler (Samuel). Hudibras. 77, 78

Byron (George Gordon), Sixth Baron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,
157-160

Canterbury Tales (The), 3, 4

Carlyle (Thomas). Sartor Resartus, 183-185.

Chapman (George). The Whole Works Of Homer, 40-43.

Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Canterbury Tales, 3, 4

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, 157-160

Christabel: Kubla Khan ... The Pains Of Sleep, 163, 164

Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, 15-18

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, First Earl of). The History Of The
Rebellion, 89, 90

Clarissa, 110, 111

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). Christabel, 163, 164

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) and William Wordsworth. Lyrical Ballads,
153, 154

Collins (William). Odes, 109

Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71

Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, 53-55

Commentaries On The Laws Of England, 121, 122

Common praier. The booke of the, 9-11

Compleat Angler (The), 75, 76

Confeſſio amantis, 5, 6

Congreve (William). The Way of the World, 88

Conquest Of Peru. History Of The, 187, 188

Cooper (James Fenimore). The Last Of The Mohicans, 175, 176

Countesse Of Pembrokes Arcadia (The), 29-31

Cowper (William). The Task, 137-140

Cross (Mary Ann or Marian). Adam Bede Edited By George Eliot, 211,
212

D. (J.). Poems by, 62-64

Darwin (Charles Robert). On The Origin Of Species, 213-215

Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. The History Of The, 133-135

Defoe (Daniel). The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of
Robinson Crusoe, 97, 98

Democritus Iunior. _See_ Burton (Robert).

Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club,
180-182

Dictionary (A) Of The English Language, 117, 118

Donne (John). Poems, 62-64

Dorset (Thomas Sackville, First Earl of). _See_ Thomas Sackville.

Dryden (John). Absalom And Achitophel, 84, 85

Dutch Republic. The Rise Of The, 209, 210

Dutchesse of Malfy. The Tragedy Of The, 56

Elegy (An) Wrote In A Country Church Yard, 114-116

Elia. Essays Which Have Appeared Under That Signature, 171, 172

Emerson (Ralph Waldo). Nature, 186

Essaies. Religious Meditationes, 34, 35

Essay (An) Concerning Humane Understanding, 86, 87

Essay (An) On Man, 102, 103

Essays In Criticism, 218

Euphues, 26-28

Evangeline, 192

Eve Of St. Agnes (The). Lamia, Isabella, 167, 168

Expedition (The) Of Humphry Clinker, 130, 131

Faerie Queene (The), 32, 33

Famous Tragedy (The) Of The Rich Ievv Of Malta, 59

Federalist (The), 128, 129

Ferrex and Porrex. The Tragidie of, 24, 25

Fielding (Henry). The History Of Tom Jones, 112, 113

Fitzgerald (Edward). Rubáiyát Of Omar Khayyám, 216

Fletcher (John) and Francis Beaumont. Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71

Ford (John). The Broken Heart, 58

Franklin (Benjamin). Poor Richard improved, 119, 120

George Eliot. Adam Bede, 211, 212

Gibbon (Edward). The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman
Empire, 133-135

Goldsmith (Oliver). The Vicar Of Wakefield, 123-125

Gower (John). Confeſſio amantis, 5, 6

Gray (Thomas). An Elegy Wrote In A Country Church Yard, 114-116

Gulliver (Lemuel). Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By,
99-101

Hakluyt (Richard). The Principal Navigations, etc., 36-39

Hawthorne (Nathaniel). The Scarlet Letter, 202, 203

Herbert (George). The Temple, 60, 61

Herrick (Robert). Hesperides, 72, 73

Hesperides, 72, 73

History (The) of England, 199, 200

History (A) Of New York ... By Diedrich Knickerbocker, 155, 156

History Of The Conquest Of Peru, 187, 188

History (The) Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, 133-135

History (The) Of The Rebellion, 89, 90

History (The) Of Tom Jones, 112, 113

Holinshed (Raphael). Chronicles, 15-18

Holy Bible (The), 44-47

Holy Living. The Rule And Exercises Of, 74

Homer. The Whole Works Of, 40-43

Howard (Henry), Earl of Surrey, and others. Songes And Sonnettes,
22, 23

Hudibras, 77, 78

Humane Understanding. An Essay Concerning, 86, 87

Humphry Clinker. The Expedition Of, 130, 131

Hyde (Edward), First Earl of Clarendon. The History Of The
Rebellion, 89, 90

In Memoriam, 201

Inquiry (An) Into The Nature and Cauſes Of The Wealth Of
Nations, 132

Irving (Washington). A History Of New York, 155, 156

Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes. Lamia, 167, 168

Ivanhoe, 165, 166

Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited By Currer Bell, 191

Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary Of The English Language, 117, 118

Johnson, The Life Of Samuel, 150-152

Jonson (Benjamin). The Workes, 48-50

Keats (John). Lamia, Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes, 167, 168

Knickerbocker (Diedrich). A History Of New York ... By, 155, 156

Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains Of Sleep. Christabel, 163, 164

Lamb (Charles). Elia, 171, 172

Lamia, Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes, 167, 168

Landor (Walter Savage). Pericles And Aspasia, 177-179

Langland (William). The Vision of Pierce Plowman, 12-14

Last Of The Mohicans (The), 175, 176

Life (The) And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe,
97, 98

Life (The) Of Samuel Johnson, 150-152

Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, 86, 87

Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth). Evangeline, 192

Lowell (James Russell). The Biglow Papers, 194, 195

Lucubrations (The) Of Isaac Bickerſtaff Eſq., 91-93

Lyly (John). Euphues, 26-28

Lyrical Ballads, With A Few Other Poems, 153, 154

Macaulay (Thomas Babington), First Baron Macaulay, The History Of
England, 199, 200

Malfy. The Tragedy Of The Dutchesse Of, 56

Malory (Sir Thomas). Le Morte Darthur, 7, 8

Marlowe (Christopher). The Famous Tragedy Of The Rich Ievv Of
Malta, 59

Massinger (John). A New Way To Pay Old Debts, 57

Melib[oe]us-Hipponax. The Biglow Papers. Edited ... By Homer
Wilbur, 194, 195

Memoirs Of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S., 173, 174

Men And Women, 208

Milton (John). Paradiſe loſt, 79-81

Morte Darthur. (Le), 7, 8

Motley (John Lothrop). The Rise Of The Dutch Republic, 209, 210

Myrrour For Magiſtrates (A), 19-21

Natural History (The) And Antiquities Of Selborne, 143-145

Nature, 186

New Way (A) To Pay Old Debts, 57

Newman (John Henry), Cardinal. Apologia Pro Vita Sua, 217

Norton (Thomas) and Thomas Sackville. The Tragidie of Ferrex and
Porrex, 24, 25

Odes On Several Deſcriptive and Allegoric Subjects, 109

Omar Khayyám. Rubáiyát Of, 216

On The Origin Of Species, 213-215

Paine (Thomas). Rights Of Man, 147-149

Pains Of Sleep. Christabel: Kubla Khan ... 163, 164

Paradiſe loſt, 79-81

Pepys (Samuel). Memoirs, 173, 174

Percy (Thomas), Bishop of Dromore. Reliques Of Ancient English
Poetry, 105-108

Pericles And Aspasia, 177-179

Pickwick Club. The Posthumous Papers Of The, 180-182

Pierce Plowman. The Vision of, 12-14

Pilgrims Progreſs (The), 82, 83

Poe (Edgar Allan). The Raven, 189, 190

Poems, By J. D., 62-64

Poems, Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect, 141, 142

Poor Richard improved, 119, 120

Pope (Alexander). An Essay On Man, 102, 103

Posthumous Papers (The) Of The Pickwick Club, 180-182

Prescott (William Hinckling). History Of The Conquest Of Peru,
187, 188

Pride And Prejudice, 161, 162

Principal Navigations, (The) Voiages, Traffiques And Discoueries
of the Engliſh Nation, 36-39

Raven (The) And Other Poems, 189, 190

Reflections On The Revolution In France, 146

Religio Medici, 65, 66

Reliques Of Ancient English Poetry, 105-108

Revolution In France. Reflections On The, 146

Richardson (Samuel). Clarissa, 110, 111

Rich Ievv Of Malta. The Famous Tragedy Of The, 59

Rights Of Man, 147-149

Rise Of The Dutch Republic, 209, 210

Robinson Crusoe. The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of,
97, 98

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, 216

Rule And Exercises Of Holy Living, 74

Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 205-207

Sackville (Thomas), First Earl of Dorset, and Thomas Norton. The
Tragidie of Ferrex and Porrex, 24, 25

Sackville (Thomas), First Earl of Dorset, William Baldwin and
others. A Myrrour For Magiſtrates, 19-21

Sartor Resartus, 183-185

Scarlet Letter (The), 202, 203

School (The) For Scandal, 136

Scott (Sir Walter). Ivanhoe, 165, 166

Selborne. The Natural History And Antiquities Of, 143-145

Sentimental Journey (A), 126, 127

Shakespeare (William). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, 53-55

Shelley (Percy Bysshe). Adonais, 169, 170

Sheridan (Richard Brinsley). The School For Scandal, 136

Sidney (Sir Philip). The Countesse Of Pembrokes Arcadia, 29-31

Smith (Adam). An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes Of The Wealth
Of Nations, 132

Smollett (Tobias George). The Expedition Of Humphry Clinker, 130,
131

Snow-Bound, 219, 220

Songes And Sonnettes, 22, 23

Sonnets. By E. B. B., 193

Spectator (The), 94-96

Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene, 32, 33

Steele (Sir Richard). The Tatler, 91-93

Sterne (Laurence). A Sentimental Journey, 126, 127

Stones of Venice (The), 205-207

Stowe (Harriet Beecher). Uncle Tom's Cabin, 204

Surrey (Henry Howard), Earl of. Songes And Sonnettes, 22, 23

Swift (Jonathan). Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By
Lemuel Gulliver, 99-101

Task (The), 137-140

Tatler (The), 91-93

Taylor (Jeremy). The Rule And Exercises Of Holy Living, 74

Temple (The), 60, 61

Tennyson (Alfred), First Baron Tennyson. In Memoriam. 201

Thackeray (William Makepeace). Vanity Fair, 196-198

Tom Jones. The History Of, 112, 113

Tragedy (The) Of The Dutchesse Of Malfy, 56

Tragedy of The Rich Ievv Of Malta. The Famous, 59

Tragidie (The) of Ferrex and Porrex, 24, 25

Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By Lemuel Gulliver, 99-101

Uncle Tom's Cabin, 204

Vanity Fair, 196-198

Vicar Of Wakefield (The), 123-125

Vision (The) of Pierce Plowman, 12-14

Waller (Edmund). The Workes, 67, 68

Walton (Izaak). The Compleat Angler, 75, 76

Way of the World (The), 88

Wealth Of Nations. An Inquiry Into The Nature and Cauſes Of The,
132

Webster (John). The Tragedy Of The Dutchesse Of Malfy, 56

White (Gilbert). The Natural History And Antiquities Of Selborne,
143-145

Whittier (John Greenleaf). Snow-Bound, 219, 220

Wilbur (Homer) ... The Biglow Papers. Edited ... by, 194, 195

Wordsworth (William) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Lyrical Ballads,
153, 154.

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kai mên arithmon
exochon sophismatôn
exeuron autois
grammatôn te syntheseis
mnêmên th'apantôn
mousomêtor' ergatin]

Translation (De Vinne Press - https: //printinghistory.org/de-vinne/): "and further I discovered for them [i.e., mankind] numeration, most striking of inventions, and composition, nurse of the arts, producer of the record of all things."--Prometheus.

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Transcriber's Note:

This book contains many instances of ſ (long s), which have been retained, though its use is not necessarily consistent.

Some joining m-dashes (—) (usually in dates) have been changed to hyphens (-).

Lines 921, 927 (page 16): 'trust' has twice appeared on this page as 'trust', instead of the expected 'truſt'. It may have been deliberate, and has been retained.

"thoſe yet whom he left in trust to diſpoſe his things
after...."

"and the rather to anſwere that trust which the deceaſſed
repoſed in me,..."

Line 1070 (page 20): 'fyrst' has been retained.

"as the fyrst part doth of other mens," ... ... "wurthy wittes to
enterpryſe and performe the reſt."

Line 1122 (Page 21): ([backwards P?R] one) and ([backwards P?R] I). This appears to be a monogram, either qR, joined, or backwards-P joined to R.

Line 1718 (Page 36): 'christopher Barker' is as printed.

"... christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes moſt excellent
Maieſtie."

Line 1723 (Page 36): Decorative 'A', or SA monogram?

"... and there are two large pictorial initials at the beginning
signed A."

(also Line 1807 on Page 38)

Line 1982 (Page 42): 'χαριsńgιον' corrected to 'χαριϛήριον' [Greek: Charistêrion]

Line 2754: (Page 63): 'fory' corrected to 'ſory'

"I am ſory that I muſt deceive you; but you will not...."

Lines 3799-3800 (Page 90): 'MBurg.' and 'MBurghers', with M and B close together - a monogram?

"... is signed "delin MBurg. ſculp. Univ. Ox.," in the first two
volumes, and "delin MBurghers ſculpt, Univ. Ox. 1704," in the
third,..."

Line 3805 (Page 90): "A portrait of Clarendon, occurs as a frontispiece in each of the three volumes." ... either extraneous comma after 'Clarenden' or missing comma after 'portrait'. Extraneous comma removed for clarity.

Line 3971 (Page 94): 'ſumum' corrected to 'fumum'

"Non fumum ex fulgore, ſed ex fumo dare lucem"

Line 4913 (Page 118): "... they received 23s. a week, which he agreed to raise to 2l. 2s., not, it is to be hoped, out of the 1,575l."

l = £ (pound/pounds); so,

"... they received 23 shillings a week, which he agreed to raise to
£2. 2s. (2 pounds 2 shillings, or 42 shillings), not, it is to be
hoped, out of the £1575 (1,575 pounds)."

Line 5505, Page 135: 'historians'' corrected to 'historian's'

(re Gibbon) "... the historian's "profit on the whole is stated...."

Line 9236 (Page 226): 'surprising' corrected to 'surprizing' to match title, and other index entry.

"Robinson Crusoe. The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of, 97,
98"

Lines 9370, 9378 (Page 230): The transliteration of the Greek poem in the De Vinne Press Logo, and the translation supplied by the De Vinne Press website, have been added for readers' benefit.