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of all men and boys in the world that you must
always be in a hurry?— even I with all my indolence
and nonchalance am not always in a hurry when
I write— the length of my letters to you proves as much.

At the same time I received you letter, I recd
one from my Father: serious and querulous, as usual
but kind; concluding with the offer of a horse: so that now
I shall be horsed at any rate— tis the very best thing
that can be done for me My health I think of late has
mended: tho' not so much but that there is room for
further amendment by the continued application of the
same remedy— Now is your time to enter your
caveat against my equipment; or you may stand but an
indifferent chance for the monopoly of the assets: for at
least for one while. If the "master of things" denies you that
satisfaction you must content yourself as well as you
can with the sight of my Lord every now and then
(I mean the hand you see now) to improve you in the
cut of your letters, and of my Chesterfield van physiognomy so replete
as it is with the grooves (you have heard doubtless by this
letter enough & enough about the grooves) to improve you
in the carriage of your person. This latter satisfaction

Identifier: | JB/537/305/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 537.
Date_1	1774-09-16	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	305	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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