Variations in spelling have been left as in the original. Examples include the following:
council Councils Councillor Councillors counsel counsels counselled counsellor counsellors
ascendant ascendency burdens burthens Luxembourg Luxemburg recognised recognized
Variations in hyphenation have been left as in the original. Examples include the following:
arm-chair armchair re-organization reorganization
The following corrections have been made to the text:
Page 35: success or defeat must be{ original has by} equally fatal
Page 155: or dependents{ original has dependants} wringing bread
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