Unless otherwise indicated, the copy-text for all work published during Davis’s lifetime will be the first published appearance in periodical or book form. Transcriptions are based on publicly available texts using OCR (when available) and hand transcription.  Transcriptions retain original spelling and punctuation and do not attempt to replicate typographic features (ornamentation, typeface, or other aspects of house style) of the original periodical or book publication. Errors in the copy-text (such as obvious misspellings) will be marked with [sic].

 

Each text also includes annotations in explanatory notes provided at the end of the text. Please scroll to the end of text to access explanatory notes.

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