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41 "I attempted t'other day to let off two squibs for the benefit of
the Tiers, but they both hung fire, - one from that
i am apprized of, what became of the other I don't know. They
were in my own dog-French; and of them was afterwards frenchified
by a Reverend gentleman at L House, without being
applied to by the Landlord, or Reviewing Knowing?who was the author, 'till
after he had given his opinion, which, in respect of the language,
and more of the most encouraging. Poor dear Tier! I hope
they will now do pretty well without me. Considering the
nurse they have got, I hope my younger brethren of the —
will be able to stand on their legs without me.
I have got as much soi-disant French as would reach up
to my chin, & now I am to be condemned to translate it into
English. This is what your father, who has never seen any of it,
modestly advises me, & so I believe I shall notwithstanding, as
I have a suspicion he is in the right. Poor man! he has
been wearing the ends of his fingers off in writing to me & for me.
He puts me into the hands of a quidam, who is to get my
English, somehow or other, into French. I send him by this
packet, my Usury, & by the next, or next but one, a great
quarto volume of Metaphysics upon Morals & Legislation, which
had been lying imperfect at the Printers, ever since I have had
the honor of Knowing you, & before, 'till t'other day that I took
it out, & put a patch at the end, & another at the beginning.
You may see the outside at the Abbés; but I shan't send
you a copy, because the Edition was very small, & half of
that devoured by the rats, & God knows when I shall have time
to make the attractions necessary for a second edition, if
called for, & I have none to spare for naughty boys who run
up and down the Country playing & don't read.

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Notes public	copy of letter 643, vol. 4; also partly printed in bowring x, 196-197	ID Number	3412
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