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the familiarity with which I have lived with him<lb/> | <p>the familiarity with which I have lived with him<lb/> | ||
here and the degree of intimacy which I have contracted<lb/> | here and the degree of intimacy which I have contracted<lb/> | ||
with him have let me pretty much into the state of<lb/> | with him have let me pretty much into the state of<lb/> | ||
his affairs — he <hi rend="superscript">is a painter by profession and</hi> came to Paris chiefly to engage<lb/> | his affairs — he <hi rend="superscript">is a painter by profession and</hi> came to Paris chiefly to engage<lb/> | ||
an engraver to engrave | an engraver to engrave from a Portrait of his of D<lb/> | ||
Mansfield with which he is in great favour — you<lb/> | Mansfield with which he is in great favour — you<lb/> | ||
would soon discover him to be a Scotchman — I have<lb/> | would soon discover him to be a Scotchman — I have<lb/> | ||
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He is withal, if I am not deceived a<lb/> | He is withal, if I am not deceived a<lb/> | ||
very worthy young man, and you will be so kind<lb/> | very worthy young man, and you will be so kind<lb/> | ||
as to receive him as my friend — at the worst, my<lb/> | as to receive him as my friend — at the worst, my<lb/></p> | ||
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the familiarity with which I have lived with him
here and the degree of intimacy which I have contracted
with him have let me pretty much into the state of
his affairs — he is a painter by profession and came to Paris chiefly to engage
an engraver to engrave from a Portrait of his of D
Mansfield with which he is in great favour — you
would soon discover him to be a Scotchman — I have
scarce need to tell you that is a Scotchman, but
of a Character the very reverse of that which is generally attributed
to his Countrymen, open, disinterested and unsuspecting
— You will not find him a man of the
very first rate abilities — but he is very far from
being a fool, and has very g considerable merit
in his profession, thrives well and has travelled
through many parts of Europe without exposing himself—
He is withal, if I am not deceived a
very worthy young man, and you will be so kind
as to receive him as my friend — at the worst, my
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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