JB/137/019/001

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1819 June 29 +

To Erskine
(1)

Well but, Sir You set out with a profession of seriousness
and all this is nothing nothing have you come out with better than at attempt to throw ridicule —
where is the consistency, where the sincerity of all this?

My professions were serious sincere my endeavours no less
so. But no sooner had I set out than without any and against
intention wish my feet stept aside into as path which, on
the account of its aptitude to lead more into terminate in delusion
& it is my wish for which I never so willingly and howsoever I may now and then
permanently put the path of seriousness. But the case is
that when an argument is to a certain degree inapposite, being covered by/decked out in false colours
it can not be divested of that covering, and exhibited
in its genuine true character shape without being exposed to ridicule.

But it has on all occasions been my choice
rather to tire my readers than either to deceive them, or
to in/by any candid eye be regarded as endeavouring at it so to do.
By way of recapitulation and For a conclusion I will therefore, with all the gravity I am
master of, and at the expence of many a contagious
yawn, submitt to conclude this letter with Your Lordship's the consideration
the following positions.

Lett 7 Whigs Anti Reformist
§5 Page 4. Whig Excellence
Conclusion

1 or 1
E My professed seriousness:
this is ridiculed

J.B. Seriousness was
intended: but so inapposite
were the arguments,
to state them
was to ridicule them
But choosing rather to
lose than deceive
here follows certain

in the following positions
they are daily
up

Identifier: | JB/137/019/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-06-29	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 1
Box	137	Main Headings	parliamentary reform
Folio number	019	Info in main headings field	to erskine
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	46736
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