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mean time, it wod be of great Consequence to your
Brother to be able to make somebody of himself — his
work is printed off, all but the preface - wch I hope is
nearly if not quite finish'd — and when his Book
comes out, he will be able to judge how far
a litterary pursuit of that Sort may answer -
and in case he shod find them not to answer
in the Track he has struck out, It is not too
late, & it is to be tried — he will act the same
part he has happily done upon another occasion
of changing his pursuit, in one case, as he has
done his Object in another — in the latter he is sure
of losing nothing - tho' his gains may be great
in case he succeeds — Have you as yet heard
any thing of our Friend Clark's marriage— I forget
whether it was in hand when you was in Town.
He has been Benedick the married man, now, this
fortnight - but I can't help saying (entre
that the Fetters are not sufficiently gilt-
all things — she is said to have £10,000,
she shod at least have had £30,000 - If you have
never seen her — she is of the Dwarf Size - is not
young, & looks still much older than she is - & for my
own taste - I cannot see any thing in her mind or
manner — to make up for Person - He has taken a
large House in new Bond street, mentioning the House
calls to my mind, if you was over it when you was in
Town consequently knew some thing of his being about to
change his Condition — but tho' Fortune is absolutely necessary
to the Comfort of Life in any Station, more especially in that
of marriage wch, as to wants, is a kind of multiplication Table -
yet I shod be sorry you or your Brother shod engage, in it,
under the Circumstance of making so great a Sacrifice as
I fear our Friend has done — where there is nothing in the least
agreable in the Person, there shod be some thing engaging as well as
agreable in the mind & manner — but when every thing of that kind is
wanting, a man, must be a Stoic even with Fortune to be able
to make a good Husband — when ever your Brother & you are of that
Number, that you may be happy as such is ye hearty wish of your affecte Father
Jh— B—m

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Date_1	1776-03-02	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	012	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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