Im not really good at English so I need some help with this punctuation
Add punctuation to the following excerpt.
Writing under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker Washington Irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as Thomas Jefferson to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately:
A fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a Low-Dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen
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Sure! I can help you with that. Here's the excerpt with the correct punctuation added:
Writing under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, Washington Irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals, such as Thomas Jefferson, to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately:
"A fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes, even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ballroom. A voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a Low-Dutch sonnetteer of the province to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full-blown cabbage. In those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen."
In this revised version, I have added commas between the name "Diedrich Knickerbocker" and "Washington Irving" to separate the two elements. I have also added commas after the phrases "political rivals" and "such as Thomas Jefferson" to set them off as appositives providing additional information.
Within the excerpt itself, I have added commas to separate clauses and phrases. For example, I have added commas after "waddled under more clothes" and "than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ballroom." I have also added commas after "A voluminous damsel" and "In those days."
Additionally, I have added quotation marks to the quoted section "A fine lady, in those times..." and made the first letter of each sentence uppercase.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.