Transcriber's NoteSome inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document has been preserved.Typographical errors corrected in the text:Page vii Fæde changed to FæddePage 1 sympathize changed to sympathisePage 12 galf-topsail changed to gaff-topsailPage 13 horison changed to horizonPage 41 ecstacies changed to ecstasiesPage 42 held changed to helpPage 46 underweigh changed to under weighPage 49 haliard changed to halliardPage 50 profitting changed to profitingPage 61 cruize changed to cruisePage 76 mareschino changed to maraschinoPage 86 Fredrickshavn changed to FredrikshavnPage 87 rivetted changed to rivetedPage 102 pannel changed to panelPage 109 Thorwalsden changed to ThorwaldsenPage 140 attentention changed to attentionPage 142 villanously changed to villainouslyPage 187 wordly changed to worldlyPage 202 hullabulloo changed to hullabalooPage 261 mackaw's changed to macaw'sPage 292 paralized changed to paralyzedPage 292 lymb changed to limbPage 299 moskitoes changed to mosquitoesPage 330 geting changed to gettingPage 330 merschaums changed to meerschaumsPage 400 cruizing changed to cruisingPage 438 Boccacio changed to BoccaccioPages 183-186 quotation marks confirmed as in original text
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