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< | <p>Lincoln's Inn Friday 28 Jan.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> 1774.</p> | ||
< | <p>My dear Sam</p> | ||
<p>Your silence had begun to be a matter of some<lb/> | <p>Your silence had begun to be a matter of some<lb/> | ||
<sic>surprize</sic> to me; and is now of much more concern, since<lb/> | |||
<sic>surprize</sic> to me; and is | |||
I have heard the cause of it — You frighten me with your<lb/> | I have heard the cause of it — You frighten me with your<lb/> | ||
Catalogue of disorders — From what you tell me of the<lb/> | |||
Catalogue of disorders — | ill health of the family, it looks as if they were owing<lb/> | ||
ill health of the family, it looks as if they were | |||
to the place — If so, you had better leave it for a<lb/> | to the place — If so, you had better leave it for a<lb/> | ||
while, till the cause whatever it be is dissipated, and<lb/> | |||
while, | |||
come back again to your old quarters — Putrid sore throats,<lb/> | come back again to your old quarters — Putrid sore throats,<lb/> | ||
by the bye, if that has been one of the complaints the<lb/> | by the bye, if that has been one of the complaints the<lb/> | ||
family have had as well as yourself, are contagious —<lb/> | family have had as well as yourself, are contagious —<lb/> | ||
What advice have you? If you do not mend, let me<lb/> | What advice have you? If you do not mend, let me<lb/> | ||
know, that I may come down to you. Whatever<lb/> | |||
know, that I may come | |||
you do, lie in bed as little as possible — Your habit<lb/> | you do, lie in bed as little as possible — Your habit<lb/> | ||
of body is naturally relaxed: and lying in bed, which is<lb/> | of body is naturally relaxed: and lying in bed, which is<lb/> | ||
sufficient to weaken persons in health and strength to a<lb/> | sufficient to weaken persons in health and strength to a<lb/> | ||
great degree, must have that effect in a much greater<lb/> | |||
great degree, must have that | degree upon persons already weakened by a disorder.<lb/> | ||
degree upon persons already | |||
If you cannot support yourself in a common chair, the<lb/> | If you cannot support yourself in a common chair, the<lb/> | ||
best thing is an easy chair, if it can be got, enclosed<lb/> | |||
best thing is an easy chair, if it can be got enclosed<lb/> | on all sides with a cushion at bottom, such <del>as</del> <add>in short</add> if you<lb/> | ||
remember as my Grandmother Bentham used to have<lb/> | |||
on all sides with a cushion at bottom, such <del>as</del> <add> in | in her Bedchamber</p> | ||
remember as my | |||
in her Bedchamber | |||
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Lincoln's Inn Friday 28 Jan.y 1774.
My dear Sam
Your silence had begun to be a matter of some
surprize to me; and is now of much more concern, since
I have heard the cause of it — You frighten me with your
Catalogue of disorders — From what you tell me of the
ill health of the family, it looks as if they were owing
to the place — If so, you had better leave it for a
while, till the cause whatever it be is dissipated, and
come back again to your old quarters — Putrid sore throats,
by the bye, if that has been one of the complaints the
family have had as well as yourself, are contagious —
What advice have you? If you do not mend, let me
know, that I may come down to you. Whatever
you do, lie in bed as little as possible — Your habit
of body is naturally relaxed: and lying in bed, which is
sufficient to weaken persons in health and strength to a
great degree, must have that effect in a much greater
degree upon persons already weakened by a disorder.
If you cannot support yourself in a common chair, the
best thing is an easy chair, if it can be got, enclosed
on all sides with a cushion at bottom, such as in short if you
remember as my Grandmother Bentham used to have
in her Bedchamber
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Jeremy Bentham |
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