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There was a time when I doubted whether, so long<lb/> as you were alive, I could live without you. It became<lb/> necessary for me to try: I have tried and I<lb/> have succeeded. I cannot write. I could not say<lb/> any thing without saying a great deal: and the<lb/> subject is become | <p>There was a time when I doubted whether, so long<lb/> as you were alive, I could live without you. It became<lb/> necessary for me to try: I have tried and I<lb/> have succeeded. I cannot write. I could not say<lb/> any thing without saying a great deal: and the<lb/> subject is become stale and wearies me to think of.</p> | ||
<p>However I fancy now and then that I should like<lb/> to see you; and in that intent I called about 3<lb/> weeks ago, as probably you heard. Since then I have<lb/> passed ten days at Chatham: on my return yesterday<lb/> sennight I found your name upon my table. I have<lb/> from that time been intending, and intending still to call<lb/> upon you; waiting, as it were, for an impulse which<lb/> perhaps may never come. Least it should not,<lb/> I have made an effort and written this much to<lb/> you. You often came close <add>almost</add> to my door: you know</p> | |||
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There was a time when I doubted whether, so long
as you were alive, I could live without you. It became
necessary for me to try: I have tried and I
have succeeded. I cannot write. I could not say
any thing without saying a great deal: and the
subject is become stale and wearies me to think of.
However I fancy now and then that I should like
to see you; and in that intent I called about 3
weeks ago, as probably you heard. Since then I have
passed ten days at Chatham: on my return yesterday
sennight I found your name upon my table. I have
from that time been intending, and intending still to call
upon you; waiting, as it were, for an impulse which
perhaps may never come. Least it should not,
I have made an effort and written this much to
you. You often came close almost to my door: you know
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1775-12-09 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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