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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript. Letter subsctipts are preceded by an
underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) Letters topped by Macron are represented as [=x].
(5) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
Article DOLOMITES, THE: "On the north it is limited by the railway
line from Innichen to Franzensfeste, and on the south by the
railway and road from Trent to Feltre." 'Franzensfeste' amended
from 'Franzenfeste'.
Article DOMICILE: "As the result of the most recent English and
Scottish cases it may be laid down that the necessary intention is
incompatible with the contemplation by the person in question of
any event on the occurrence of which his residence in the territory
in question would cease ..." 'occurrence' from 'occurence'.
Article DORSETSHIRE: "It contains the following municipal
boroughs-Blandford Forum (pop. 3649), Bridport (5710), Dorchester,
the county town (9458)," 'It' from 'In'.
Article DORT, SYNOD OF: "During the interval between the citation
and the appearance of the accused, the professorial members of the
synod were instructed to prepare themselves to be able to confute
the Arminian errors, and the synod occupied itself with
deliberations as to a new translation of the Bible ..." 'were'
amended from 'was'.
Article DOWN: "There are several popular watering-places on the
coast, notably Newcastle, Donaghadee, Ardglass and Rosstrevor."
'watering-places' amended from 'watering-place'.
Article DRACO: "hoplite census, nobody to hold office a second time
until all duly qualified persons had been exhausted, fine of one
drachma for non-attendance in Boule ..." 'been' amended from
'beeen'.
Article DRAMA: "Though in some respects Sicilian comedy seems to
have resembled the Middle rather than the Old Attic comedy, its
subjects sometimes, like those of the latter, coincided with the
myths of tragedy, of which they were doubtless parodies." 'rather'
amended from 'rathet'.
Article DRAMA: "and the wily sharper (dorsenus) became accepted
comic types, and, with others of a similar kind, were handed down,
to reappear in the modern Italian drama." 'similar' amended from
'smiliar'.
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