In the anecdote "DISADVANTAGEOUS CORRECTION", the point of the tale
depends on the difference between an i with a macron (long vowel) and an
i with a breve (short vowel) These have been represented as [=i] and
[)i] respectively.
Two changes have been made to the text:
In the anecdote "DR. JOHNSON'S CRITICISMS", one instance of the word
"by" was deleted from the passage: "just by by chance".
In "THE MERMAID CLUB", Johnson was changed to Jonson in the passage:
"Beaumont fondly lets his thoughts wander in his letter to Jonson..."
[Illustration: FINDING THE MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF JOHN EVELYN. _Page 7._]
[Illustration: Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo.]