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As to the objection you are pleased to make, of
my Verses ending improperly, if you will forgive
my presumption in entertaining sentiments of the
matter differing from those you have expressed,
I will venture to offer two or three things to your
consideration. 1st that, excepting the 6 or 7 lines
whereof Velasco is the subject, all the rest are
to the honour of the Britons: 2ly, I cannot think
there is any impropriety in concluding the whole
with the most remarkable circumstance in it,
for such I think that action of Velasco's certainly
was, especially since as I imagine the close
is the best exprest of any part of the composition,
which it allways should be if possible: 3'dly, I
cannot help being of opinion that Velasco's courage
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Jeremy Bentham |
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