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upon as the most severe ones. I have endeavoured to reconcile myself to that event, by the consideration, that, when we leave nothing at all behind us to regret, we are prepared to meet Death with fortitude and indifference. | <p>upon as the most severe ones. I have endeavoured to<lb/> reconcile myself to that event, by the consideration, that,<lb/> when we leave nothing at all behind us to regret, we are<lb/> | ||
prepared to meet Death with fortitude and indifference.</p> | |||
But I beg your pardon Dear Sir, for wandering so far out of the way, and making these moral reflections, which, I own, are quite foreign to the subject of your letter, and must be indifferent to you. I have been naturally enough, tho' unawares, led into them. | <p>But I beg your pardon Dear Sir, for<lb/> | ||
wandering so far out of the way, and making these<lb/> | |||
moral reflections, which, I own, are quite foreign to<lb/> | |||
the subject of your letter, and must be indifferent to you.<lb/> | |||
I have been naturally enough, tho' unawares, led into them.</p> | |||
I do not find that besides the history of <sic>Opticks</sic> by Dr Priestley < | <p>I do not find that besides the history of<lb/> | ||
<sic>Opticks</sic> by Dr Priestley <!-- Joseph Priestley, F.R.S., 1733-1804 --> in a large 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> <!-- this being a representation of the word folio --> I have any other<lb/> | |||
book of yours, excepting his answer to Beattie, Oswald<lb/> | |||
and Reid. As to Hasselquist's <!-- Fredrik Hasselqvist, 1722-1752, Swedish traveller and naturalist who visited Egypt and Palestine, among other places --> voyage, I do not remember<lb/> | |||
to have ever borrowed it of you; on the contrary, I am <add>pretty</add> certain<lb/> | |||
I have not, because it was lent to me, soon after its<lb/> | |||
publication, by my friend Mr Hinde of Hampstead.</p> | |||
I see by a memorandum of mine, that you have along with the 3 Vol.<hi rend="superscript">es</hi> of Livy, Sheridan upon elocution in 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> covered with blue paper. I shall be obliged | <p>I see by a memorandum of mine, that you<lb/> have along with the 3 Vol.<hi rend="superscript">es</hi> of Livy, Sheridan upon<lb/> elocution in 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> covered with blue paper. I shall be obliged</p> | ||
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upon as the most severe ones. I have endeavoured to
reconcile myself to that event, by the consideration, that,
when we leave nothing at all behind us to regret, we are
prepared to meet Death with fortitude and indifference.
But I beg your pardon Dear Sir, for
wandering so far out of the way, and making these
moral reflections, which, I own, are quite foreign to
the subject of your letter, and must be indifferent to you.
I have been naturally enough, tho' unawares, led into them.
I do not find that besides the history of
Opticks by Dr Priestley in a large 2to I have any other
book of yours, excepting his answer to Beattie, Oswald
and Reid. As to Hasselquist's voyage, I do not remember
to have ever borrowed it of you; on the contrary, I am pretty certain
I have not, because it was lent to me, soon after its
publication, by my friend Mr Hinde of Hampstead.
I see by a memorandum of mine, that you
have along with the 3 Vol.es of Livy, Sheridan upon
elocution in 2to covered with blue paper. I shall be obliged
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