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< | <p>Dear Papa</p> | ||
<p>Queen's March 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> 1762. —</p> | |||
<p>I received your letter of the 23<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>, and find that you<lb/> | <p>I received your letter of the 23<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>, and find that you<lb/> | ||
was of opinion that I should have sent to my Tutor to let him<lb/> | was of opinion that I should have sent to my Tutor to let him<lb/> | ||
know I was not well, but that would not signify much, as he<lb/> | know I was not well, but that would not signify much, as he<lb/> | ||
might have seen that in the books where I was put down | might have seen that in the books where I was put down aeger<lb/> | ||
and so might the Provost too; however <add>as</add> I am very well now, <del>and</del><add>it</add><lb/> | and so might the Provost too; however <add>as</add> I am very well now, <del>and</del><add>it</add><lb/> | ||
does not signify. I could not help wondering at my own<lb/> | does not signify. I could not help wondering at my own<lb/> | ||
Stupidity, when I read that your letter which put me in<lb/> | Stupidity, when I read that your letter which put me in<lb/> | ||
mind that I had not <del></del><add>acquainted</add> you with my having given<lb/> | mind that I had not <del><gap/></del><add>acquainted</add> you with my having given<lb/> | ||
M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Jefferson the bank-Note, however, I can so far satisfy<lb/> | |||
you, that I was not so <sic>neglectfull</sic> in delaying giving it to him<lb/> | |||
as I have been in mentioning it to you. I shall do this week the<lb/> | |||
first <sic>publick</sic> exercise in the Schools that I ever did that is<lb/> | |||
answer under-<sic>Batchelor</sic>, which is to dispute <add>with another undergraduate</add> for two or 3<lb/> | |||
hours sitting under a determining <sic>Batchelor</sic>, <add>who is to take up the Cudgels in my</add> which exercise<lb/><add>defence, if there be occasion,</add> can be done only in Lent. this Week too I shall finish Homer,<lb/> | |||
having <sic>allready</sic> killed Hector, and have only a few odd matters to<lb/> | |||
do, before I finish my Poem. being straightened for time, I must<lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del><add>conclude</add> sooner than I intended, with desiring my duty to my Grandmama<lb/> and to yourself from Your dutiful and affectionate<lb/> | |||
Son<lb/> | |||
J. Bentham.—</p> | |||
<p>P.S.<lb/> | |||
I will write to you at the End<lb/> | |||
of the Week to let you know<lb/> | |||
how I come of in the Schools.</p> | |||
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Dear Papa
Queen's March 1st 1762. —
I received your letter of the 23d, and find that you
was of opinion that I should have sent to my Tutor to let him
know I was not well, but that would not signify much, as he
might have seen that in the books where I was put down aeger
and so might the Provost too; however as I am very well now, andit
does not signify. I could not help wondering at my own
Stupidity, when I read that your letter which put me in
mind that I had not acquainted you with my having given
Mr Jefferson the bank-Note, however, I can so far satisfy
you, that I was not so neglectfull in delaying giving it to him
as I have been in mentioning it to you. I shall do this week the
first publick exercise in the Schools that I ever did that is
answer under-Batchelor, which is to dispute with another undergraduate for two or 3
hours sitting under a determining Batchelor, who is to take up the Cudgels in my which exercise
defence, if there be occasion, can be done only in Lent. this Week too I shall finish Homer,
having allready killed Hector, and have only a few odd matters to
do, before I finish my Poem. being straightened for time, I must
conclude sooner than I intended, with desiring my duty to my Grandmama
and to yourself from Your dutiful and affectionate
Son
J. Bentham.—
P.S.
I will write to you at the End
of the Week to let you know
how I come of in the Schools.
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