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I told you in my last packet that your work might be printed here
in french cost price free; but I am afraid I was mistaken. At least
it would be contrary I find to the Princess's notions of economy to
undertake it merely on my proposing it to her. Indirectly however I still
think it might be brought about. I have not proposed it to her as
yet nor shall I till I have some further account of it from you.
The heads you g sent me on half a sheet of paper does not give sufficiently
an idea of the work to ind for to be shewn with that intention,
unless it were for want of a more ample account of it in case of the starting
up of a rival work, and of that there is scarcely the least apprehension. I wish you had accompanied these heads with by a kind of
Prospectus on the same plan as that which you sent me once before at
the time your work was beginning to be translated into German. If to this
was
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Samuel Bentham |
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