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To Parnell
In this state of things, I should not you could not have
bother'd you been troubled with this letter for to what purpose
trouble you one day on this subject in the century any more
than another had it not been for the purpose
introducing a small present of affecting an introduction I have to beg your a favour in my way
acceptance of — a present not of silver or
gold for of every thing of this sort I am as
bare as an the Apostle Three thousand good after the flight of
the two thousand good
pounds which Mr
Pitt has cused me of
pounds I land but that Mr Pitt
has cused me of. I have however
None. give I write you, as a tribute of content
respect and old acquaintance a quantity of
white paper with black marks of it of my own
manufacture — a piece of amusement I
have been giving myself, as the Lydians, for the main purpose for which according
to your old friend Herodotus, &c blunt
invented to blunt their sensibility to
the pains of famine.
The occasional occasion cause of it was this. Wilberforce
called on me one day with heads of a
Bill Parr in his hand, desiring my assistance to consult with me talk it over in —
Have you Pitt's concurrence? — Yes — both
Pitts — meaning Mentin for the others. — If
I do say cant I as room for Bills in my
head, if I turn C my thoughts to it at all I
must have a copy. — to you them — but
it
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