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< | <p>Dear Papa</p> | ||
<p>I beg your pardon for not writing so<lb/> | <p>I beg your pardon for not writing so<lb/> | ||
soon as I promised in my last, but what with my<lb/> | soon as I promised in my last, but what with my<lb/> | ||
business in the Schools, and what with Acquaintances<lb/> | business in the Schools, and what with Acquaintances<lb/> | ||
dropping in in the Afternoon upon me I was always<lb/> | dropping in <sic>in</sic> the Afternoon upon me I was always<lb/> | ||
interrupted. on <sic>Fryday</sic> I went up for the first time <add>as Respondent,</add><lb/> | interrupted. on <sic>Fryday</sic> I went up for the first time <add>as Respondent,</add><lb/> | ||
since which I have been up twice as Opponent, this<lb/> | since which I have been up twice as Opponent, this<lb/> | ||
day for the 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> time, and on the 24<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> shall go up | day for the 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> time, and on the 24<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> shall go up again<lb/> | ||
as Respondent. it is very uncomfortable<lb/> | |||
work, as we stay an hour and a half or more in<lb/> | work, as we stay an hour and a half or more in<lb/> | ||
the Cold; the Fees are 1/2 a Crown each time. I have<lb/> | the Cold; the Fees are 1/2 a Crown each time. I have<lb/> | ||
finished Homers Iliad, and also the Ethic | finished Homers Iliad, and also the Ethic Compendium;<lb/> | ||
I think of looking over the Odyssey, as I<lb/> | |||
intend to be examined in it, good part of which<lb/> | |||
I read at School. M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Jefferson <del>has</del> began Natural<lb/> Philosophy with us yesterday; but whether he<lb/> | |||
shall improve much or no I can't tell, as he has<lb/> | |||
no apparatus; but to day D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Bliss's Lectures will<lb/> | |||
begin, <del>and</del><add>wh<del>ich</del>om</add> I hope I may attend <add>his</add> next Course, which,<lb/> | |||
will be next Year: D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Smith also begins his Course<lb/> | |||
of Anatomy to day; and as he will have the Man that</p> | |||
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Dear Papa
I beg your pardon for not writing so
soon as I promised in my last, but what with my
business in the Schools, and what with Acquaintances
dropping in in the Afternoon upon me I was always
interrupted. on Fryday I went up for the first time as Respondent,
since which I have been up twice as Opponent, this
day for the 3d time, and on the 24th shall go up again
as Respondent. it is very uncomfortable
work, as we stay an hour and a half or more in
the Cold; the Fees are 1/2 a Crown each time. I have
finished Homers Iliad, and also the Ethic Compendium;
I think of looking over the Odyssey, as I
intend to be examined in it, good part of which
I read at School. Mr Jefferson has began Natural
Philosophy with us yesterday; but whether he
shall improve much or no I can't tell, as he has
no apparatus; but to day Dr Bliss's Lectures will
begin, andwhichom I hope I may attend his next Course, which,
will be next Year: Dr Smith also begins his Course
of Anatomy to day; and as he will have the Man that
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Jeremy Bentham |
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