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<p>As to the objection you are pleased to make, of<lb/> my Verses ending improperly, if you will forgive<lb/> my presumption in entertaining sentiments of the<lb/> matter differing from those you have expressed,<lb/> I will venture to offer two or three things to your<lb/> consideration. 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> that, excepting the 6 | <p>As to the objection you are pleased to make, of<lb/> my Verses ending improperly, if you will forgive<lb/> my presumption in entertaining sentiments of the<lb/> matter differing from those you have expressed,<lb/> I will venture to offer two or three things to your<lb/> consideration. 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> that, excepting the 6 or 7 lines<lb/> whereof Velasco is the subject, all the rest are<lb/> to the honour of the Britons: 2<hi rend="superscript">ly</hi>, I cannot think<lb/> there is any impropriety in concluding the whole<lb/> with the most remarkable circumstance in it,<lb/> for such I think that action of Velasco's certainly<lb/> was, especially since as I imagine the <del><gap/></del> close<lb/> is the best exprest of any part of the composition,<lb/> which it <sic>allways</sic> should be if possible: 3<hi rend="superscript">'d</hi>ly, I<lb/> cannot help being of opinion that Velasco's courage</p> | ||
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As to the objection you are pleased to make, of
my Verses ending improperly, if you will forgive
my presumption in entertaining sentiments of the
matter differing from those you have expressed,
I will venture to offer two or three things to your
consideration. 1st that, excepting the 6 or 7 lines
whereof Velasco is the subject, all the rest are
to the honour of the Britons: 2ly, I cannot think
there is any impropriety in concluding the whole
with the most remarkable circumstance in it,
for such I think that action of Velasco's certainly
was, especially since as I imagine the close
is the best exprest of any part of the composition,
which it allways should be if possible: 3'dly, I
cannot help being of opinion that Velasco's courage
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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