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of Watchmen. The Cricketer had play'd his own two parishes | <p>of Watchmen. The Cricketer had play'd his own two parishes | ||
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against all <sic>Surry</sic> for 100 Guineas, and beat all <sic>Surry</sic> hollow: | against all <sic>Surry</sic> for 100 Guineas, and beat all <sic>Surry</sic> hollow: | ||
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that same <sic>Surry</sic> that before now has beat all England. He is | that same <sic>Surry</sic> that before now has beat all England. He is | ||
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preparing with great alacrity | preparing with great alacrity to reap another such victory over | ||
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the same antagonist; and if fortune should second his ambition | |||
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may come one day to pull Lord Tankerville or even the Duke | |||
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of Dorset from his throne. The Captain <add>(with a servant)</add> was riding on his | |||
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own horses to London; from whence he was to ride 200 miles | |||
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in two days on Post-horses <del>to</del> (God-a-mercy on the poor horses) | |||
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to Stamford in Lincolnshire there to sign his name to a | |||
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[muster-roll] <add>(Return Wilson says it is)</add> and come back again. He over took us as we | |||
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were walking forward from the breakfasting place; dined at | |||
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the same Inn that we did; and being by that time grown tired | |||
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<add>as he said of</add> of "bumping" (of which he had but 200 miles more to go through in two | |||
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days) and seeing (as he was polite enough to say) such a prospect | |||
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of good company, he stepped into the Coach; the second time he | |||
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ever was in a Stage-Coach in his life. We had not gone far | |||
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before L<hi rend="superscript">d:</hi> Abergavenny's carriage met us; <del>and</del> a nod was | |||
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given, and a "how-d'ye-do, my Lord".</p> | |||
<p><sic>Least</sic> you should <add>begin to</add> wonder how we found room for so much | |||
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company, some of them none of the smallest, it may <add>now</add> be proper to | |||
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inform you that all the <hi rend="underline">characters</hi> I have been mentioning, that | |||
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of the <sic>Welch</sic> Drover excepted, center'd in one <hi rend="underline">person</hi>. This one | |||
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person shall for shortness sake be called the Captain. His name | |||
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is Philips or Phelps. He lives not above 5 or 6 miles from | |||
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Uckfield. It might I think have been called Legion. See | |||
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the story of the Hogs and Devils in the Jugg-book. I forgot | |||
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to add to the list<del>s</del> of characters that of the Fox-hunter; though | |||
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that indeed is but little <del>separated from that of</del> <add>distinguished from</add> the Country Justice. | |||
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He <sic>shew'd</sic> us the spot where he had lately killed a Fox with a pack</p> | |||
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of Watchmen. The Cricketer had play'd his own two parishes
against all Surry for 100 Guineas, and beat all Surry hollow:
that same Surry that before now has beat all England. He is
preparing with great alacrity to reap another such victory over
the same antagonist; and if fortune should second his ambition
may come one day to pull Lord Tankerville or even the Duke
of Dorset from his throne. The Captain (with a servant) was riding on his
own horses to London; from whence he was to ride 200 miles
in two days on Post-horses to (God-a-mercy on the poor horses)
to Stamford in Lincolnshire there to sign his name to a
[muster-roll] (Return Wilson says it is) and come back again. He over took us as we
were walking forward from the breakfasting place; dined at
the same Inn that we did; and being by that time grown tired
as he said of of "bumping" (of which he had but 200 miles more to go through in two
days) and seeing (as he was polite enough to say) such a prospect
of good company, he stepped into the Coach; the second time he
ever was in a Stage-Coach in his life. We had not gone far
before Ld: Abergavenny's carriage met us; and a nod was
given, and a "how-d'ye-do, my Lord".
Least you should begin to wonder how we found room for so much
company, some of them none of the smallest, it may now be proper to
inform you that all the characters I have been mentioning, that
of the Welch Drover excepted, center'd in one person. This one
person shall for shortness sake be called the Captain. His name
is Philips or Phelps. He lives not above 5 or 6 miles from
Uckfield. It might I think have been called Legion. See
the story of the Hogs and Devils in the Jugg-book. I forgot
to add to the lists of characters that of the Fox-hunter; though
that indeed is but little separated from that of distinguished from the Country Justice.
He shew'd us the spot where he had lately killed a Fox with a pack
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[[main_headings::"Travels of G. Wilson and J. Bentham Esq, from Maresfield[?] to London"]] |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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