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( 13 ) pelt farther, for which, on the ground already mentioned, I have given further, becaue that appears to me to be the true mode of pelling this word; and Dr. Johnon, whoe authority is omewhat higher than this anonymous writer's, was of this opinion. The two words were undoubtedly ued indicriminately by Shakpeare, who certainly did not give himelf much concern about grammatical diquiitions.

3. The third uppoed error, for which I am not anwerable as an overight in collating the old copies, is in Vol. II. p. 151. The Comedy of Errors.

"If it be, ir, pray eat none of it."

It is a mere error of the pres. The pronoun I (I pray, eat none of it,) I find, on looking into my papers, was inadvertently omitted by the compoitor at the pres, as the metre of the line hews.

4. Vol. II. p. 190. Ibidem.

"And much different from the man he was."

"The folios (we are told) read—And much, much different." The