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_Paragraphs_
Some paragraph breaks in this e-text are conjectural. The printed book
had the following kinds of breaks:
--conventional paragraph with indented first line
--unambiguous paragraph with non-indented first line
--ambiguous paragraph: previous line ends with blank space, but the
space is not large enough to contain the first syllable of the
following line
--sentence break corresponds to line break: this happens randomly in
any printed book, and only becomes ambiguous when the book also has
non-indented paragraphs
In this e-text, the second type of paragraph is marked with a pilcrow ¶.
The third type has a pilcrow ¶ but no paragraph break. The fourth type
is not marked.
_Errors and Inconsistencies_ (Noted by Transcriber)
Unless otherwise noted, spelling and punctuation are unchanged.
_Note on "homotele(n)to"_
In the facsimile edition, the body text has _homoteleto_ but the Index
has _homotelento_. In the other available text, the body text has
_homotel[en]to_ with clear overline. The correct form is "homeoteleuton"
(in this book's spelling, probably "homioteleuton").
Spelling:
The pattern of initial "v", non-initial "u" is followed consistently.
The spelling "they" is more common than "thei".
The form "then" is normally used for both "then" and "than";
"than" is rare.
The most common spelling is "wyll", but "wyl", "wil" and "will"
also occur.
Word Division:
Line-end hyphens were completely arbitrary; words split at line break
were hyphenated about two-thirds of the time. The presence or absence
of a hyphen has not been noted. Hyphenless words at line-end were joined
or separated depending on behavior elsewhere in the text:
Always one word (re-joined at line break):
som(e)what, without, afterward(e)s
Usually one word: often()times, what()so()euer
One or two words: an()other
Usually two words: it/him/my...()self/selues; shal()be;
straight()way
Always two words: here to
Roman Numerals:
Numbers were printed with leading and following .period. When the number
came at the beginning or end of a line, the "outer" period was sometimes
omitted. These have been silently supplied for consistency.
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