TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
Italics have been transcribed using underscores, bold with =equal signs=, small capitals as ALL CAPITALS. Sidenotes are placed between #hashtags# and are placed either above the paragraph they refer to or inline. Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have not been corrected. Minor punctuation errors and typographical discrepancies have been silently corrected. A list of other corrections can be found at the end of the document.