Hehadfirstmadehiscorrectionsinpencilandinamodernhand，andthenhehadcopiedthemoverinink，andinaforgedancienthand。Thesamewordsometimesrecurredinbothhandwritings。Theink，whichlookedold，wasreallynoEnglishinkatall，notevenIreland\'smixture。Itseemedtobesepia，sometimesmixedwithalittleIndianink。Mr。Hamiltonmademanyothersaddiscoveries。
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wasmutilatedandblankintheveryplacewherethisinterestingreferenceshouldhaveoccurred。Suchisaskeletonhistoryoftheoldcorrector，hisworksandways。Itisprobablethat——thankstohisassiduities——newShakespeariandocumentswillinfuturebereceivedwithextremescepticism；andthisisallthefruit，exceptacresofnewspapercorrespondence，whichtheworldhasderivedfromMr。Collier\'sgreasyandimperfectbutunique\"correctedfolio。\"
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