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My dearest Life!
Never was I upon any occasion so much at a loss for words as I am
at present to express the sense I have of your obliging goodness, I know full well how greatly
I am indebted for the kind & most indearing concessions that has made in forwarding
what will be the chief felicity of my Life by giving me the Opportunity of convincing
you that you have plac'd your affection & Esteem on One who wod prefer it to all the world
cou'd give him beside, & whose study & indeavours will be constantly employ'd to -
increase your happiness to the latest moment of his Breath — I am thoroughly sensible
my dearest Creature! no one cou'd possibly make me so happy as you, & therefore
you may justly challenge the utmost Returns of gratitude I can ever make you,
Returns, yt. if I shod ever fail in, I am sure, I shall no less deceive the present
Integrity of my own Heart, than abuse the generosity and all engaging Confidence
of yours — but I am satisfied that two Souls so exactly the Same in every Disposition
as ours will be like Unisons in Musick, & that whatever affects the one will equally
affect the nother, whence, can not but arise the utmost harmony & concord, the sweetest
Melody of consenting Minds - I can easily imagin my dearest the little regretts
you feel at taking leave of those Friends and places so agreable as those you are removing
from, but asure yourself it shall be the Business of Love & me to make you ample
amends, & to redouble your Satisfaction when you pay 'em the next Visit, which I
hope will be to my Credit & your perfect Content, in-as-much as no Assiduities of mine
shall be wanting in the mean time to prevent your even wishing for any thing beyond
what you'll possess & enjoy — Browning Hill, I must own, is a delightful place, &
for the sake of the good Company at present there, is in my opinion preferable to any
other, but As that is a moveable circumstance I hope Soon to see my little Cott at
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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