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the value of it, as it could not but render<lb/>it still more grateful to his Lordship, to receive<lb/>so distinguished a | <p>the value of it, as it could not but render<lb/>it still more grateful to his Lordship, to receive<lb/>so distinguished a mark of approbation <del>by</del> from a<lb/>Prince who has ever been known to take pleasure<lb/>in rewarding those who <del>his Majesty</del> have been<lb/>known to be deserving of Royal Favour."</p> | ||
<p>If you shall think it will add any thing<lb/>to the authenticity of my Letter to your Son, or<lb/>to the contents of it: you may take occasion<lb/>if you please to insert the <del>following by way<lb/>of</del> note <del>to it</del>, <add>herein inclosed</add> respecting myself.</p> | |||
<p>NB. <del>Jeremiah Bentham Esq.,</del> the writer of this<lb/>Letter (or from whom <hi rend="underline">I,</hi> or <hi rend="underline">the Editor</hi> received<lb/>this Letter) is still living and altho' he is now<lb/>in the 78<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> year of his age <del>may truly be said<lb/>to have <add>so much of the</add> <foreign>mens sana in Corpore Sano</foreign> </del> <add>He</add> <del>being <lb/>as to be <gap/> by his acquaintances and</del> is remarkable<lb/><del><gap/> able</del> for having all his faculties of<lb/>mind & body as little impaired by time, as can<lb/>well be supposed of any one. <add>and which is in some measure imputable to</add> <lb/>The House he <lb/>lives in & where he has lived <add><hi rend="underline">above</hi></add> three & twenty <lb/><del>years</del><lb/> <add>the air, & Exercise he has the advantage of <lb/>taking </add> in St James's Park <add> where his House is and which</add> together with several<lb/>others in Petty France <del>on <add>its</add></del> <add>that</add> <gap/> one side of the<lb/>garden <del>to his dwelling House</del> <add>belonging to it</add> are his own by Purchase<lb/>and were formerly the property of Milton the</p> | |||
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the value of it, as it could not but render
it still more grateful to his Lordship, to receive
so distinguished a mark of approbation by from a
Prince who has ever been known to take pleasure
in rewarding those who his Majesty have been
known to be deserving of Royal Favour."
If you shall think it will add any thing
to the authenticity of my Letter to your Son, or
to the contents of it: you may take occasion
if you please to insert the following by way
of note to it, herein inclosed respecting myself.
NB. Jeremiah Bentham Esq., the writer of this
Letter (or from whom I, or the Editor received
this Letter) is still living and altho' he is now
in the 78th year of his age may truly be said
to have so much of the mens sana in Corpore Sano He being
as to be by his acquaintances and is remarkable
able for having all his faculties of
mind & body as little impaired by time, as can
well be supposed of any one. and which is in some measure imputable to
The House he
lives in & where he has lived above three & twenty
years
the air, & Exercise he has the advantage of
taking in St James's Park where his House is and which together with several
others in Petty France on its that one side of the
garden to his dwelling House belonging to it are his own by Purchase
and were formerly the property of Milton the
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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