A number of characters used in the notes to describe pronunciation do not exist in ASCII. The following conventions have been used to represent them:

[=a] 'a' + Macron; ('a' with a horizontal line above). [=o] 'o' + Macron; ('o' with a horizontal line above). [=e] 'e' + Macron; ('e' with a horizontal line above).

[)a] 'a' with a curved line above - like horns. [)e] 'e' with a curved line above - like horns.

[.a] 'a' with a single dot above

End of Project Gutenberg's Evangeline, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow