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in this city, carrying flags in their hands, and some of the heads
of College's all riding on horseback amidst a great concourse
of people. the proclamation was read before St Mary's where
some other heads of Colledges and Drs and all the noblemen
in their robes stood upon a Scaffold erected for that purpose
it was read also at every one of the four gates of the City as
for myself, I got into Tom's Coffeehouse, where I saw all
the Show without any crowding or trouble. I have not been
to see Dr Leigh, for I believe he is not now at Colledge for
my Acquaintance Burgh knows nothing of him, nor has not
seen him yet, tho he is of the same Colledge and was very well
acquainted with him at Westminster. We have lectures thrice
a day from Mr Jefferson, at 11 o'clock in the morning, and 9
at night; except on Tuesdays and Fridays, (when we have publick
lectures by the Greek lecturer Mr Hodgekin) and Holydays.
Mr Jefferson does not intend beginning with me in Logic yet
awhile: on Saturday we all received the Sacrament: upon which account
me were lectured in Greek Testament 3 days before, and as
many after that day to prepare myself for which awful duty, I read
Nelson on the Sacrament which Mr Jefferson lent me and intended
to fast that morning; but it would not do, for I began to grow sick
for want of victuals; &so was forced to eat a bit of breakfast with
Mr Cooper, with whom I have lived this 10 days. I found St Peter's we did St Pauls
Epistle to the Hebrews for lecture in Greek Testament, which I found
very difficult; and indeed it is allowed here to be the hardest Greek
that there is.
I had much rather have my bed chamber Paper'd than my study, forty



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1760-11-06

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Jeremy Bentham

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