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eyes as improbable as it is certain in the eyes of a little circle<lb/> | <p>eyes as improbable as it is certain in the eyes of a little circle<lb/> | ||
of friends who are accustomed to read my thougths as truly in<lb/> | of friends who are accustomed to read my thougths as truly in<lb/> | ||
my countenance and deportment as in my words: and your<lb/> | my countenance and deportment as in my words: and your<lb/> | ||
Critique will go of course into the hands of as many of them<lb/> | Critique will go of course into the hands of as many of them<lb/> | ||
as have thought the work of it is the subject worth<lb/> | as have thought the work of which it is the subject worth<lb/> | ||
this notice. As to the said Critique you and I are both alike persuaded<lb/> | this notice. As to the said Critique you and I are both alike persuaded<lb/> | ||
that it will do service to the cause of truth — to the side<lb/> | that it will do service to the cause of truth — to the side<lb/> | ||
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that difference sits as easy upon you as it does upon me<lb/> | that difference sits as easy upon you as it does upon me<lb/> | ||
then will be very little matter for regret on either side. It will<lb/> | then will be very little matter for regret on either side. It will<lb/> | ||
be matter of unfeigned satisfaction to me sh<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">d</hi> it even happen<lb/> | be matter of unfeigned satisfaction to me sh<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></hi> it even happen<lb/> | ||
to me to hear that the merit displayed in this production of<lb/> | to me to hear that the merit displayed in this production of<lb/> | ||
yours has received some appropriate reward at the hands of<lb/> | yours has received some appropriate reward at the hands of<lb/> | ||
His Grace of Canterbury his Lordship of London or any other official<lb/> | His Grace of Canterbury his Lordship of London or any other official<lb/> | ||
Judge of such professional | Judge of such professional merits. Should any such devisable<lb/> | ||
event take place during the probably short remainder of<lb/> | event take place during the probably short remainder of<lb/> | ||
my life, you will gratify me much if you will make<lb/> | my life, you will gratify me much if you will make<lb/> | ||
yourself the harbinger of it and give me the < | yourself the harbinger of it and give me the <gap/> Land of fellowship</p> | ||
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eyes as improbable as it is certain in the eyes of a little circle
of friends who are accustomed to read my thougths as truly in
my countenance and deportment as in my words: and your
Critique will go of course into the hands of as many of them
as have thought the work of which it is the subject worth
this notice. As to the said Critique you and I are both alike persuaded
that it will do service to the cause of truth — to the side
on which truth is. The only differences there will be between us
will be the question on which that side is; and if the sense of
that difference sits as easy upon you as it does upon me
then will be very little matter for regret on either side. It will
be matter of unfeigned satisfaction to me sh<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> it even happen
to me to hear that the merit displayed in this production of
yours has received some appropriate reward at the hands of
His Grace of Canterbury his Lordship of London or any other official
Judge of such professional merits. Should any such devisable
event take place during the probably short remainder of
my life, you will gratify me much if you will make
yourself the harbinger of it and give me the Land of fellowship
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