Literary notes about ed (AI summary)
In these examples, “ed” serves several distinct purposes. Often it abbreviates “edition” (e.g., “1st ed.” or “2d ed.”), as seen in references like [1], [2], and [3]. In places such as [4] and [5], however, “ed” appears as the Italian conjunction for “and.” Elsewhere it functions as part of an authorial or editorial note (“Ed:”), for instance in [6], [7], and [8], or it simply marks past-tense forms in words like “fear(ed)” and “affright(ed)” [9]. It also appears in personal names (“Ed Handby” [10]) and compound names (“Noor-ed-Deen” [11]), illustrating how a simple two-letter sequence can move fluidly between editorial shorthand, grammatical usage, and a core part of individuals’ identities and languages.
- In ii. 865, 866, it varies from the pointing of the 1st ed.; but we are inclined to regard this as a misprint, not a correction.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott - 2d ed.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - " The 1st ed. reads as in the text, but that of 1821 has "sunk amain.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott - L’ospite, ed il pesce dopo tre dì rincresce.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - Accordatevi, dice Arlotto, ed io farò piovere.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - 1633-69 12 some; Ed: some, 1633-69 15 chain'd shot] chain-shott A18 , A25 , N , TC 16 tyran]
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne - ed., Postscript) uses Konx Ompax as a pseudonym.
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant - And yet A18 , D , JC , N , TC 27 medicine] medicines A25 , B , JC 33 make, 1635-69: make: 1633 34 take; Ed: take.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne - FEAR(ED), affright(ed).
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - She was in love with Ed Handby, bartender in Ed Griffith's Saloon, and went about with the young reporter as a kind of relief to her feelings.
— from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson - Noor-ed-Deen therefore said, O Enees-el-Jelees!
— from The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.
