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that in making any such offer he knew what he | that in making any such offer he knew what he | ||
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was about : — but the "great person" would have known | was about: — but the "great person" would have known | ||
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better things . The more beneficial to the public he | better things. The more beneficial to the public he | ||
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had , in his own view of the matter, made his terms , | had, in his own view of the matter, made his terms, | ||
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the more appalling the scorn with which he might | the more appalling the scorn with which he might | ||
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have been looked down upon , by the intuitive and | have been looked down upon, by the intuitive and | ||
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<sic>supercalculative</sic> wisdom of such high personages : — | <sic>supercalculative</sic> wisdom of such high personages: — | ||
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after learning from one great person that his terms | after learning from one great person that his terms | ||
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were too high , he might learn from another that | were too high, he might learn from another that | ||
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they were too low ; or from each of them that they | they were too low; or from each of them that they | ||
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were too high and <del><unclear>tyd</unclear></del> too low at the same time: — | were too high and <del><unclear>tyd</unclear></del> too low at the same time: — | ||
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<p><!-- indented -->What will become of the worthy Magistrate | <p><!-- indented -->What will become of the worthy Magistrate | ||
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whose existence , to judge by the terror he seems to | whose existence, to judge by the terror he seems to | ||
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be in of being prosecuted for flattery , seems to depend | be in of being prosecuted for flattery, seems to depend | ||
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upon the breath of the great person's nostrils ? If a | upon the breath of the great person's nostrils? If a | ||
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wish to <sic>submitt</sic> to a limited deduction from a sum | wish to <sic>submitt</sic> to a limited deduction from a sum | ||
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How much longer will great persons suffer him | How much longer will great persons suffer him | ||
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to go about without a keeper ? I see him tremblingly | to go about without a keeper? I see him tremblingly | ||
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alive all <sic>o'er</sic><!-- unusual spelling of 'over' --> : — I see Your Lordship trembling | alive all <sic>o'er</sic><!-- unusual spelling of 'over' -->: — I see Your Lordship trembling | ||
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for him in mere sympathy : I hasten to present <add>tell him so upon the very best authority . Your Lordship can <sic>shew</sic> him a much more "beneficial "way" of "expending from the public purse" the interest of double the money : desire him only to look at the next article where instead of £4000 once paid for correcting an abuse — he may see a still greater abuse and of exactly the same kind - and £350 a year paid for looking at it and screening it . | for him in mere sympathy: I hasten to present <add>Your</add></p> | ||
<p>tell him so upon the very best authority. Your Lordship can <sic>shew</sic> him a much more "beneficial | |||
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"way" of "expending from the public purse" the interest of double the money: desire him only | |||
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to look at the next article where instead of £4000 once paid for correcting an abuse — he | |||
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may see a still greater abuse and of exactly the same kind - and £350 a year paid for | |||
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looking at it and screening it. | |||
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To the gentleman himself it would have seemed,
that in making any such offer he knew what he
was about: — but the "great person" would have known
better things. The more beneficial to the public he
had, in his own view of the matter, made his terms,
the more appalling the scorn with which he might
have been looked down upon, by the intuitive and
supercalculative wisdom of such high personages: —
after learning from one great person that his terms
were too high, he might learn from another that
they were too low; or from each of them that they
were too high and tyd too low at the same time: —
and if on any other occasion he had evenr been guilty
of thinking for the public this too might have been
numbered among his "flights". —
What will become of the worthy Magistrate
whose existence, to judge by the terror he seems to
be in of being prosecuted for flattery, seems to depend
upon the breath of the great person's nostrils? If a
wish to submitt to a limited deduction from a sum
of £12000 a year for maintaining a 1000 prisoners
creates doubts of sanity what mercy can there be for
an offer to maintain 200 prisoners or thereabouts
for a sum of £400 a year — not plus but minus.
How much longer will great persons suffer him
to go about without a keeper? I see him tremblingly
alive all o'er: — I see Your Lordship trembling
for him in mere sympathy: I hasten to present Your
tell him so upon the very best authority. Your Lordship can shew him a much more "beneficial
"way" of "expending from the public purse" the interest of double the money: desire him only
to look at the next article where instead of £4000 once paid for correcting an abuse — he
may see a still greater abuse and of exactly the same kind - and £350 a year paid for
looking at it and screening it.
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john herbert koe |
1800 |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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