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Thorpe near Staines Sept. 10. 1779
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Yesterday thy letter from Dordrecht came to
this place. Thou art a very good boy, that
thou art, for writing so minutely. More than
that, thy letter was exceedingly well penned: even
Wilson, the severe-judging unapproving Wilson,
observed to that effect.
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I have just enclosed it to Lind,
making provision for his not being at home
and desiring this to forward it to Q. S. P.
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At the same time with thine, I rece'd
a letter from Q. S. P. who is in very good
humour, and gives me such an invitation
to Imley as it will be rather difficult
for me to fight off against.
4.
The time of my going to Brompton remains
still in uncertainty, as the St Alban's
after going out to Sea, came back again
with Sr Ch. Hardy. This recalled
Davies to Portsmouth after he was come
to town in his way to Brompton, though only
just to say how do ye.
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I fear it will be impossible for me
to write to thee at Thorpe Amsterdam
owing to the circuities and delays occasioned
by my being at Thorpe: besides that Q.S.P
has not returned me at the time I desired
him the list of recommendations.
6.
I wrote to you to Hamburgh on Saturday
last, by a letter enclosed to Mr. Hanbury. It
was to tell you that you were not to expect your
things by the Ship that sailed the Saturday
before: I wrote a letter of complaint to Grill &
received a very civil answer assuring me they
would be sent by the next conveyance together
with the promised letter to his "cousin", which
I reminded him of.
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7.
If you should ever write any thing to me
with Symp. put before the passage an
Si drawing a line in two across it, and
beginning a fresh line, thus
Si
Then go on in common
.
8
Friday Sept. 17th still at Thorpe.
This morning came your 3d letter from Holland
dated Amsterdam Sept. 10th. 7
days out of the 10 days you are to stay longer
being expired, it is in vain to think of
writing after you: ainsi, I must be content
with writing to Hamburgh. Your letters afford
me the greatest pleasure my nature is at
present capable of. The misfortune is I must
part with them almost as soon as I have
got them. Your last is already dispatched
for Q.S.P. through the hands of Lind
& Swede.
9.
I had a letter today from Mrs. D. Alderman
Clark I believe will give me a cast
to town on Thursday, and I shall go I
believe to Brompton on Saturday or Sunday.
10.
Came a letter yesterday from Poli
about that damned stuff of Stellini
of which the damned Reviewers have
taken no notice in all this time. From
hence I have taken occasion to invite
him to breakfast at Q. S. P. on Friday
to the end that his eyes may be blessed
with the glories thereof.
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As it has pleased God, you have been
a little idle, I perceive: not keeping Courland sufficiently
in your view. After seeing the Timber
floats you flung away a day at :
item several at Rotterdam. Well God's
will be done. Here's a spur for you: the
misfortune is it will not reach you till you
are got to the end of your journey.
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