TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, misspelling by the author, and inconsistent or archaic usage, has been retained. For example, a while, awhile; playhouse, play-house; coffee house, coffee-house; inuendo; intrusted.
See the [Note] at the front of the book: This etext is derived from #216 of the 300 copies printed. The duplicates of the portraits have been removed.
[p. 19] 'twenty three' replaced by 'twenty-three'.
[p. 44] 'dénoûment' replaced by 'dénouement'.
[p. 155] 'dis tu' replaced by 'dis-tu'.
[p. 200] 'mâitre' replaced by 'maître'.
[p. 304] 'Farqhuar' replaced by 'Farquhar'.
[p. 327] 'had attend' replaced by 'had attended'.
[p. 345] 'incontestible' replaced by 'incontestable'.
[p. 369] 'couple' replaced by 'couples'.
[p. 392] 'debut' replaced by 'début'.
INDEX:
[Kirkham]: 'Revels' replaced by 'the revels'.
[Payne]: 'revels' replaced by 'the revels'.