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the Purchase he made t'other at <unclear>Stavodub</unclear>, where | <p>the Purchase he made t'other at <unclear>Stavodub</unclear>, where | ||
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he bought Seventeen, including two mares which | he bought Seventeen, including two mares which | ||
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a pair of very good Coach Geldings he bought of the | a pair of very good Coach Geldings he bought of the | ||
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poor old disgraced <hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi>Provotel. | poor old disgraced <hi rend="superscript"><gap/><!-- a tick that maybe indicates in text notes, as it also appears after the upcoming parenthesis that includes a note) --></hi><foreign>Provotel</foreign>. (<hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi>Russ for Steward, <unclear>vig<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></unclear> | ||
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the Prince Potemkin's Steward at Critchoff, he has another | |||
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above him at Debranka which is the principal Estate)</p> | |||
<p>Your man Maxim turns out very well, and the | |||
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Beatings, that were destined for his use, are all laid | |||
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up in lavender to be given to your man Simeon | |||
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who, we understand from the Doctor has a constitution | |||
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that will absorb them all, and as many more as | |||
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any body would be at the trouble of administering | |||
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without exhibiting any sensible effect</p> | |||
<p>As to the Survivor of your unfortunate Pair, | |||
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Sam, feeling himself out of the reach of English Laws, | |||
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has looked into his mouth, in <sic>spight</sic> of English Proverbs, | |||
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and declares that tho' there are worse horses in the | |||
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world, yet that the principal merit he has results | |||
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from the consideration of his Master, and of his | |||
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master's name which he bears with great | |||
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meekness and without any of his Master's Vanity</p> | |||
<p>All this while, <del>what is become</del>in the name of<!-- "in the name of" overwrites "what is become" --> wonderment, what is | |||
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become of your dozen <hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi>Mujik-Boys, (<hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi>The Peasant Slaves | |||
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are called <foreign>Mujicks</foreign> or <foreign>Moojicks</foreign> which signifies literally | |||
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a Petty Householder,) who were to have been here in six</p> | |||
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the Purchase he made t'other at Stavodub, where
he bought Seventeen, including two mares which
would not disgrace Hyde Park, and which were it
not for their Sex would match extremely well with
a pair of very good Coach Geldings he bought of the
poor old disgraced Provotel. (Russ for Steward, vigt
the Prince Potemkin's Steward at Critchoff, he has another
above him at Debranka which is the principal Estate)
Your man Maxim turns out very well, and the
Beatings, that were destined for his use, are all laid
up in lavender to be given to your man Simeon
who, we understand from the Doctor has a constitution
that will absorb them all, and as many more as
any body would be at the trouble of administering
without exhibiting any sensible effect
As to the Survivor of your unfortunate Pair,
Sam, feeling himself out of the reach of English Laws,
has looked into his mouth, in spight of English Proverbs,
and declares that tho' there are worse horses in the
world, yet that the principal merit he has results
from the consideration of his Master, and of his
master's name which he bears with great
meekness and without any of his Master's Vanity
All this while, what is becomein the name of wonderment, what is
become of your dozen Mujik-Boys, (The Peasant Slaves
are called Mujicks or Moojicks which signifies literally
a Petty Householder,) who were to have been here in six
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