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1824 April 5 | <head>1824 April 5<lb/> | ||
J.B. to Revadavia | J.B. to Revadavia</head> | ||
+ 4 | <note>+ 4<lb/> | ||
4 | 4</note> | ||
These letters suffice to | <p>These letters suffice to <sic>shew</sic> him to be utterly unacquainted<lb/> | ||
with chemistry at any rate, not to speak of | with chemistry at any rate, not to speak of<lb/> | ||
new branches of art and science the possession of which would | new branches of art and science the possession of which would<lb/> | ||
be necessary to the due execution of divers works he speaks | be necessary to the due execution of divers works he speaks<lb/> | ||
of himself as being either executing or projecting. Should | of himself as being either executing or projecting. Should<lb/> | ||
he have failed in any of them, what I am now saying | he have failed in any of them, what I am now saying<lb/> | ||
will help you in accounting for it. On the other hand, | will help you in accounting for it. On the other hand,<lb/> | ||
though ignorant in comparison of the general run of men | though ignorant in comparison of the general run of men<lb/> | ||
of his profession here, it does not follow < | of his profession here, it does not follow but that <del>he may<lb/> | ||
< | <gap/></del> in the absence of better hands he may have<lb/> | ||
done you considerable service: in that case you are | done you considerable service: in that case you are<lb/> | ||
too just wise and just, to treat him in any respect | too <del>just</del> wise and just, to treat him in any respect<lb/> | ||
the worse, for any thing you | the worse, for any thing you see here: indeed it is<lb/> | ||
no <gap/> very uncommon thing for men's conduct to receive | no <del><gap/></del> very uncommon thing for men's conduct to receive<lb/> | ||
considerable improvement from removal to a distant | considerable improvement from removal to a distant<lb/> | ||
scene. | scene.</p> | ||
As to the unintelligibility of that work of | <p>As to the unintelligibility of that work of<lb/> | ||
mine, if it was the Propuesta del Codigo &c — the Spanish | mine, if it was the <hi rend="underline">Propuesta del Codigo &c</hi> — the Spanish<lb/> | ||
translation of my Codification | translation of my <hi rend="underline">Codification Proposals</hi>, what<lb/> | ||
so ever may be the case with the original, if in several | so ever may be the case with the original, if in several<lb/> | ||
parts it was actually unintelligible the | parts it was actually unintelligible the wonder would<lb/> | ||
not be great. From several | not be great. From several quarters I have heard it<lb/> | ||
spoken of as full of misconceptions: the <gap/> translator | spoken of as full of misconceptions: the <del><gap/></del> translator<lb/> | ||
himself — (a Spanish priest who goes here by the feigned | himself — (a Spanish priest who goes here by the <add>feigned</add><lb/> | ||
name of Alicate — W. B. Lawrence was sell acquainted | name of Alicate — W. <unclear>B.</unclear> Lawrence was sell acquainted<lb/> | ||
with him) spontaneously acknowledged its being so, maintaining | with him) spontaneously acknowledged its being so, maintaining<lb/> | ||
as the <gap/> cause the degree of dispatch which | as the <del><gap/></del> <add>cause</add> the degree of dispatch which<lb/> | ||
had been required of him. | had been required of him.</p> | ||
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1824 April 5
J.B. to Revadavia
+ 4
4
These letters suffice to shew him to be utterly unacquainted
with chemistry at any rate, not to speak of
new branches of art and science the possession of which would
be necessary to the due execution of divers works he speaks
of himself as being either executing or projecting. Should
he have failed in any of them, what I am now saying
will help you in accounting for it. On the other hand,
though ignorant in comparison of the general run of men
of his profession here, it does not follow but that he may
in the absence of better hands he may have
done you considerable service: in that case you are
too just wise and just, to treat him in any respect
the worse, for any thing you see here: indeed it is
no very uncommon thing for men's conduct to receive
considerable improvement from removal to a distant
scene.
As to the unintelligibility of that work of
mine, if it was the Propuesta del Codigo &c — the Spanish
translation of my Codification Proposals, what
so ever may be the case with the original, if in several
parts it was actually unintelligible the wonder would
not be great. From several quarters I have heard it
spoken of as full of misconceptions: the translator
himself — (a Spanish priest who goes here by the feigned
name of Alicate — W. B. Lawrence was sell acquainted
with him) spontaneously acknowledged its being so, maintaining
as the cause the degree of dispatch which
had been required of him.
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letter 3087, vol. 11 |
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