This text has been preserved as in the original, including archaic and inconsistent spelling, punctuation and grammar, except that obvious printer's errors have been silently corrected.

"Sea-captain of whose keels the the Sea is fain," (page 24)—deleted second "the".

"... it it is apt to be vitally related to them." (page 44)—deleted second "it".

The spelling of "Shakspere" was maintained consistent with the original work.