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who follow the blind Guidance of Simple Nature, no wonder It is seen to terminate so
soon when Desire once sickens and becomes shifted for want of that true & lasting Spirit
of Love which shou'd ever feed the Torch of Hymen to preserve it's sacred flame —
perpetually burning, without which it can produce nothing but the foggy Fumes of
Smoak, such as we may Imagin have blear'd the Eyes of our inconsiderate P-r-n
and urg'd him to his ruin — what a wretched Scene must the nuptial State —
afford where Reflection when ever it once takes place, instead of height'ning,
must soon extinguish all Desire, & transforms the Inclination to abhorrence and
Distaste - but let us Shift the Scene and view the happy side of the Contraste
in ourselves my dearest charmer, what solid & rational transport & Satisfaction
may we not feel in the pleasing Consciousness of a well plac'd affection in the —
Choice we have made in Each other, for since I have been so happy to be yours
I have learn'd to think myself of no small worth nor can I possibly avoid —
entertaining some favourable Opinion of myself when I consider the Singular
happiness I enjoy in the Esteem of so good a Judge and so nice an Observer
as my dear Girl, but at the same time the reason I have given forces me to
make this acknowledgment I am ready to own with all, that whatever there
may be commendable in me is owing to my Ambition to approve myself
worthy of your Affection & Esteem so little else have I to boast besides what I -
derive from you - Therefore I can allow myself my dDearest, as much merit
as you please since 'tis all your own, without reproaching myself with the least
Degree of Vanity —

I made my Mother your obliging Present of your Duty who receiv'd it with
all the gratitude and regard due to the charming and deserving Object of her Son's
happy Choice of which She has conceived the highest Opinion - you may well
imagin what pleasure she took in the Account I gave her of my happiness in
you - as nothing can be more engaging than the Tenderness & affectionate
regard so remarkable in your carriage and behaviour to your own Parents &
Relations, that alone wou'd be sufficient to prepossess her in your favour, and

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Date_1	1745-08-24	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	004	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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