[Transcribers note:Minor punctuation and apparent printing errors have been corrected without note. Proper names and place names sometimes appear with unfamiliar spelling but have been left in their original form.Hyphen usage has been standardised without note where a clear preference was found, although all quoted text was left as in the original.The following is a list of changes made. The modified line is shown first and the original line is shown second.Alliterative Whims.21confounding the cockney warblers,confounding the cockneywablers,Puritan Surnames.38Lower's English SurnamesLower's EnglishsirnamesAmusements of some Learned Men.44Tycho Brahe polished glass for spectaclesTychoBrakepolished glass for spectaclesAntiquity of Riddles.63and the most ingenious made riddles.and the mostingeniusmade riddles.African Rain-Doctors.152of old cows; serpent skins and vertebræ, and every kindof old cows; serpent skins andandvertebræ, and every kindHouse of Hen's Feathers.164to pass the night in this immense dormitory.to pass the night in this immensedormitoy.St. George's Cavern.165of wormwood, and keep large fires burning to protectof wormwood, and keep large fires burning toptotectCurious Locality for Saying Prayers. 169In ascending the lofty flight ofIn ascending the loftyflghtofQueen Anne's Farthings.177were designed by a German named Crocker or Croker,were designed by a GermannameCrocker or Croker,Eating for a Wager.184worthy is to perform a Tryal of Skill on St. James's Day,worthy is topreforma Tryal of Skill on St. James's Day,Candle Clock.196Candlel Cock.Musical Sand.200a singular sound is heard, which is first feeble, but may beasingnlarsound is heard, which is first feeble, but may beOne Meal a Day.206Dr. Fordyce contended that as one meal a day was enoughDr. Fordycecontentedthat as one meal a day was enoughA Good Tenant.209unequalled in the history of landlord and tenant.uneqalledin the history of landlord and tenant.Force of Imagination.224strength, dressed himself, plunged his head into a basin ofstrength, dressed himself, plungedishead into a basin ofSpirit of Dundee.242in the Castle of Edinburgh, upon a strong suspicion of attachmentin the Castle ofEdinburg, upon a strong suspicion of attachmentAssuming the Form of a Bird.248"Mole" was unclear in the scan:A wild song, sung by the boatmen of theMole, in Venice,An Old Pike.297Mannheim, Germany, with the following announcement, inManheim, Germany, with the following announcement, into the museum at Mannheim, where it now hangs, a light, desiccatedto the museum atManheim, where it now hangs, a light,desicatedManna Marked with the Number Six.324In the Cabala, the numbersixwas considered to be one ofIn theCalaba, the numbersixwas considered to be one ofVirtue in the Number Seven.325observing number 7 afterobserving number?afterA Smuggler's Talisman.341Gaol, February, 1749—Goal, February, 1749—Sailors whistling,247. moved to alphabetical order in index.This list shows potential changes. The unmodified line is shown first and the suggested line is shown second.Introductory poemIntiquities_ and blundersIniquitiesand blundersTemple of the Sun.105edifice in the Persian empireedifice in thePeruvianempire