The Adventures of Roderick Random

List of Emendations

list of emendations [The following sigla appear in the textual apparatus of the Georgia Edition: 1 (first edition, London , 1748); 2 (second edition, London, 1748); 3 (third edition, London, 1750); 4 (fourth edition, London, 1755); W (present edition).] 4.17 excite]1–3 exite 4 10.8 Strap^ —]1–2 ~.— 3–4 10.15 adventures]W Adventures 1–4 10.39 ordinary.]1–2 ~^ 3–4 13.6 noise.]1–2 ~^ 3–4 14.8 consequence]1–3 consequences 4 14.25 find]1–3 finds 4 15.2 me—]1–2 ~^ 3–4 15.18 we]1–2 We 3–4 19.2 in-|curring]1–2 incur-|ing 3–4 19.25 daughter-]1–3 ~^ 4 26.4 addicted]1 predicted 2–4 27.5 decease]1–3 disease 4 28.24 went]1–3 want 4 29.1 old rascal]1–3 hold rascal 4 29.2 through]3 thorough 4; thro’ 1–2 29.28 dragging]1–3 drag-|ing 4 (cw) 36.4 wheresoever]1–3 wheresover 4 36.31 carbuncles;]1–2 ~! 3–4 44.16 right.] 1–2 ~^ 3–4 45.17 fired it at]1–3 fired at it 4 45.23 appearance]1–3 apperance 4 55.32 kitchen]1–3 kithen 4 56.43 virtue?]1 ~^ 2–4 58.2 scene.—]1–2 ~^ —. 4; scence.— 3 59.3 trembling]1–2 strembling 3–4 61.11 voice,]1–3 ~^ 4 63.12 cried,]W ~^ 3–4; cried out, 1–2 520 List of Emendations 63.16 known]1–3 know 4 63.44 “Waunds]1–3 ^ ~ 4 64.15 officer.]1–2 ~, 3–4 68.12 whipping up his]1–3 whipping us his 4 70.21 on end]1–3 an end 4 75.1 luck to-day]1–2 ~-~^ ~ 4; ~^ ~^ ~ 3 75.29 answered, No. “No,]1–3 ~, ~, ~, 4 90.33 arbitration]1–3 ar-|britration 4 97.25 French,]1–3 ~^ 4 106.15 and pronounced,]W ~ ~^ 4; and heard him pronounce, 1–3 126.25 admitted]1–3 admit-|ed 4 127.38 applying it to] 1–3 applying to 4 129.21–22 brought him on board]1–3 brought on board 4 131.30 immediately.]1–2 immedi-|diately, 3–4 (cw) 136.12 him]1–3 hm 4 137.15 expended]1–3 expanded 4 138.14 stopping]1–2 stooping 3–4 138.26 known]1–3 know 4 145.4 about]1–2 abouty 3–4 146.14 dock’d?]1–2 ~! 3–4 151.4 trudge]1–3 trugde 4 151.4 a scullion]1–3 ascullion 4 152.43 (said he]1–3 ^ ~ ~ 4 152.45 Roman.”]1–3 ~”. 4 159.21 you?”—“Here’s]1–3 ~?—^ ~ 4 160.4 to strengthen]1–3 tostreng then 4 169.41 betrayed!]1–3 ~? 4 176.8 bringing to]1–2 bringing too 4 176.20 belonging]1–2 belong 3–4 185.29 disappointment]1–3 disappointent 4 186.3 importunity^ ]1–3 ~. 4 188.10 adventures^ ]1–3 ~. 4 193.6 begged]1–2 beg-|ed 3–4 List of Emendations 521 193.31 butt-end]W but-|end 4; but-end 1–3 200.30 Mrs.]1–3 Mr. 4 203.12 in flames]1–3 on flames 4 205.23 a coffin]W or coffin 1–4 207.9 Unheard]1 Unhear’d 2–4 207.16 recourse]1–3 recouse 4 208.12 relieve]1–3 relive 4 208.29 quitted]1–2 quit-|ed 3–4 209.37 acquainted]1–3 acquanted 4 211.11–12 notwithstanding]1–3 notwitstanding 4 213.17 begging]1–2 beg-|ing 3–4 213.37 man^ ]1–3 ~, 4 213.39 (continued]1–2 ^ ~ 3–4 214.6 seaman]1–3 seamen 4 217.3 heart]4 (cw) hearts 4 (text) 218.9 breakfast]1–3 breastfast 4 218.18 downright]1–3 downwright 4 220.29 symptom]1–2 sympton 3–4 226.42 Monsieur]1–2 Mon-|steur 3–4 228.3 undebauched]1–3 undebauced 4 231.1 XLV]1–3 XLII 4 231.38 length]1–2 lenth 3–4 233.34–35 of his own country]1–3 of own country 4 235.5 “Don’t]1–3 ^ don’t 4 238.12 Sir^ )]1–3 ~,) 4 241.21 (replied]1–2 ^ ~ 3–4 258.37 momentous]W...