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. Many missing periods were added.

Except for those changes noted below, misspellings by the author, misquotations, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

[Pg 14.] 'Macauly' replaced by 'Macaulay'.
[Pg 14.] 'MacNeil' replaced by 'Macneil'.
[Pg 43.] Note: author George Lillo is not listed in 'Catalogue of Authors' at the front of the book.)
[Pg 61.] 'Macauley' replaced by 'Macaulay'.