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This amusement
I was determined
to give myself
as soon as I was
in a condition.
In a more fin
The Penetentiary
establishment seemed
to hold out the means
But the providing
these would take
up some time
But the one experiment
like this
is an experiment
that takes up
years 21 years
& more to try it in perfection, its
full extent and thus
was at least
life is verging to
its decline
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Men without
propriety, have
obtained the confidence
of the public
for undertakings of a kind
a little similar,
have abused that
confidence, have
been publically
convicted of abusing
it of obfuscating
contory to their
own use and dissipating
the large even men the half
that had up
their hands, they
have faced out
brazened it out
against those they
have defrauded.
and have obtained
fresh confidence
The inducements
held out to subscribers
by these
men have been
common-place
and nothing
else-
for principle
no plan -
and with this
cant they have
mended.
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Having thus good
fortune however
of being in trusted
with by Government
with a
capital to the
amount of
£0.000 in
land: with a Capital
of £15,000
in money and
with an allowance
of £12,000
a year for life
in addition to
a moderate paternal
fortune
possessing a character
which
has obtained some
praise and
has always showed
of every thing
like suspicion
or , having
passed the
early and part
of the middle age
of life in habits
of necessary ,
it
seemed to me that
If upon by making
public my
places and wishes
relative to this kind
I might afford
afford myself some opinion
of obtaining a
necessary assistance
for this public
purpose.
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Individuals may
assert the establishment
in
whatever whichever way is
most suited to
their circumstances
and inclinations.
by directions
or by loans,
provided surest <add>wish it be
for a time
not less
than 5 years.
Loans even
with interest
preferred of a large to an
absolute donation
of a small one.
I would engage
by Bond to buy
out the many in the establishment
so advanced
within a
With such an
establishment in
profession they
may be pretty
sure of the motive.
The only
risk they run is
that of any purchase.
Yes - there are no bounds
to the money profit I would make
should be glad to make
of the public establishments
of public utility
which we wish to set up.
- not for the purpose of
disipation for which
we are all to act would
be punishment, but
for the purpose of setting
foot more such establishments, all leading to the same finding and, however diversified in the means.
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We That I work
to get by it, that
I will strive to get
by it, and that
as much a fashion
and will
permitt, I will
not dissemble.
I will to get by
it, if I can, for
the more I get by
the further I
carry it
I will show to get by it,
for if it I do not does not
make it pay itself
its continuance is
paramount, and has
anything but public
spirit to trust to
for its continuance.
If I get by it
and in point of it
but it is confined
by the bounds that
confine the superfluities
of every concern
observed from other
sources - of the
surveys I can make.
But if I make
it a gainful undertaking
then most
ordinary and most
abundantly to be found
principles are sufficient
to carry over
maintain it and
maintain it with
increase: it will be
founded seated upon a rock.
I will at stated
periods. Once
a year I will
publish and an account
of the
expenditure at
least. If I
dissipate it, if
I divert it to
other purposes
my character is
gone.
This plan will
afford a
experiment: bind
the experiments
without number
of which the objects
are to be of the institution the subjects
it will begin
with exhibiting affording
an experiment
made upon
the contributors to
charities.
It is a notion
of some that
love of power
in the combination
of motions
to the one or other
of which or to the
joint influence
of both charities
are their rise
the selfish principle
exerts by far the
greatest force: and
that it is the pleasure
of intense
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The institution
and seeing it flourish
through the
subscribers means
that form gives
use to many
more subscriptions
than the mere pleasure hope
of seeing
the goodbenefit take
place.
Therefore this plan
as in one of the
contributors, be
his contribution
ever so large will
have the smallest
concern or influence
as the management,
so many contributors as persons themselves in so many instances it will
be seen in so many
instances love of
power is out of
the question has
had no share, and
that the effect
has open taken place obtained
without the operation
of any such
selfish principle
as its cause.
The love open to every suggestion: hand governed by
To enter
into competition
To desperate with
public spirit
and been retain
the little to paternity
there will then
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there remain no
other motive than
that of the love
of reputation.
Even they pr of
doubt may be
cleared up by
any one that chooses
that thinks fit
only by keeping in
contribution
merit, and
by giving injunctions
if rry,
which if given he may be
afraid shall be
observed. Not that
it is what I would
wish or recommend:
for the benefit of the example
will be
lost. Opening the
Gospel on that occasion
I find see
two texts: One is
his not thy right
hand know what thy
left hand doth. The
other is let your
works light is shine before
men. Had they
many see your good
works and glorify thy
which is
manner. The latter
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latter is what
I would recommend
as most applicable
with most
advantage to the
present purpose.
It is the interest
of the
it is my interest
to recommend it
The suspicious
will may say
the Jailer will
harden the Foundling Charitable
Institution Hospital therefore
the Education of youth
The candid and I
hope the just will
say, nay: but
man of Charity
will soften the
Jailor.
Habits, human
character, situation and obvious
inducements, will
shew sent which of these
expectations is most likely
to be by the
event.
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