[Page 110], l. 7.—I do not know the origin of Miss’s catchword. Julia, the heroine of Dryden’s “Amboyna,” had used it beforehand.
[Page 111], l. 25. “Tansy” has two senses, a plant and a sort of custard. The reader may choose which suits the circumstances best for metaphorical explanation.
[Page 112], l. 11. “Otomy,” for “anatomy,” “skeleton.”
[Page 114], l. 17. “Ld. Smart” again for “Ld. Sparkish;” at the foot of the next page for “Lady Smart.”
[Page 117], last line. “Smoke,” “look at;” later, “twig.”
[Page 118], l. 13. “Lady Sparkish,” probably for “Lady Smart,” as being hostess.
[Page 121], last line. “Inkle.”—Ribbon or tape.
[Page 129], l. 8. Scott has borrowed this vigorous protest of Miss in one of his private letters.
[Page 131], l. 7. “Ld. Sparkish” should evidently be “Ld. Smart.”
[Page 135], l. 14. “Kept a Corner for a Venison Pasty.”—Which Dr. Goldsmith remembered in immortal verse.