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Among the Books brought me by Macaulay is one | <p>Among the Books brought me by Macaulay is one | ||
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written not | written not professedly <hi rend="underline">for</hi> the prizes but <add>professedly however</add> <hi rend="underline">in consequence of</hi> the | ||
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prizes. It mentions as a notion that prevailed that one of them | prizes. It mentions as a notion that prevailed that one of them | ||
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had been given by Voltaire. You may see in the papers of | had been given by Voltaire. You may see in the papers of | ||
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last week a letter from | last week a letter from <hi rend="underline">Kitty</hi> to his niece. Kitty <add>you will find</add> is going to erect | ||
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a monument to him, in the middle of <sic>Petersburgh</sic> and | |||
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to have a model of his house <del><gap/></del> <add>in</add> her park at Czarsko-Zelo | |||
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It is a good sign her making such a r<gap/>t about him. As she | |||
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likes legislation, and likes Voltaire, there is a double chance of | |||
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her interesting herself in a plan of legislation bespoken by Voltaire.</p> | |||
<p>You have never told me any thing about Blanquet?</p> | |||
<p>Monday Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 21.</p> | |||
<p>That you have not found James's Synopsis of Conic Sections | |||
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in the Philos: Trans: is owing solely to your own laziness. It most | |||
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certainly is there since I have seen it there. I would lay 2 to 1 it was | |||
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in the volume you had of Lind which I think was 1774 I would lay | |||
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1000 to 1 it was within 5 of it.</p> | |||
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to Yorkshire, where his house is; but he talks of being back again in a
fortnight, & then I suppose he will bring the Book.
Peake's boy goes to tomorrow; and probably I shall send
this letter by him: it will reach you as soon as by the Post.
Your friend Mr Fowler asked after you yesterday at
Q.S.P.
Among the Books brought me by Macaulay is one
written not professedly for the prizes but professedly however in consequence of the
prizes. It mentions as a notion that prevailed that one of them
had been given by Voltaire. You may see in the papers of
last week a letter from Kitty to his niece. Kitty you will find is going to erect
a monument to him, in the middle of Petersburgh and
to have a model of his house in her park at Czarsko-Zelo
It is a good sign her making such a rt about him. As she
likes legislation, and likes Voltaire, there is a double chance of
her interesting herself in a plan of legislation bespoken by Voltaire.
You have never told me any thing about Blanquet?
Monday Decr 21.
That you have not found James's Synopsis of Conic Sections
in the Philos: Trans: is owing solely to your own laziness. It most
certainly is there since I have seen it there. I would lay 2 to 1 it was
in the volume you had of Lind which I think was 1774 I would lay
1000 to 1 it was within 5 of it.
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