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<p>Lordship sees it is strife to tender that I am | <p>Lordship sees it is strife to tender that I am | ||
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obliged to <del>attend</del> <add> | obliged to <del>attend</del> <add>be attentive</add> to every motion I made—If however | ||
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any reason should occur to your | any reason should occur to your Lordship for wishing | ||
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me to see the | me to see the Col. sooner, any intimation to that | ||
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effect shall be obeyed the instant I am apprised | effect shall be obeyed the instant I am apprised | ||
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of it. In the | of it. In the mean time I have written to M<hi rend="superscript">r.</hi> | ||
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Hodgson to enquire when Col. <gap/> is to be met with | |||
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having no answer I suppose he had left | having no answer I suppose he had left London | ||
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before my letter | before my letter got there. I am concerned for the | ||
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poor Captain, henceforth and should he ever feel | poor Captain, henceforth and should he ever feel | ||
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bold enough to amount again, your Lordship in | bold enough to amount again, your Lordship in | ||
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order to act the more <sic> | order to act the more <sic>compleatly</sic> the part of the | ||
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good Samaritan, would do well I think, to see | good Samaritan, would do well I think, to see | ||
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him upon your own beast, meaning either | him upon your own beast, meaning either L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> | ||
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Abingdon, or the Miller, upon either of these he | Abingdon, or the Miller, upon either of these he | ||
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would be comparatively safe : for granting | would be comparatively safe: for granting that | ||
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he might stand a chance of stumbling ever other | he might stand a chance of stumbling ever other | ||
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step, yet I have too good an opinion of their | step, yet I have too good an opinion of their | ||
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prudence to suppose that either of them would <gap/></p> | |||
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Lordship sees it is strife to tender that I am
obliged to attend be attentive to every motion I made—If however
any reason should occur to your Lordship for wishing
me to see the Col. sooner, any intimation to that
effect shall be obeyed the instant I am apprised
of it. In the mean time I have written to Mr.
Hodgson to enquire when Col. is to be met with
having no answer I suppose he had left London
before my letter got there. I am concerned for the
poor Captain, henceforth and should he ever feel
bold enough to amount again, your Lordship in
order to act the more compleatly the part of the
good Samaritan, would do well I think, to see
him upon your own beast, meaning either Ld
Abingdon, or the Miller, upon either of these he
would be comparatively safe: for granting that
he might stand a chance of stumbling ever other
step, yet I have too good an opinion of their
prudence to suppose that either of them would
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incomplete draft of letter 825, vol. 4; printed in bowring, x, 270-271 |
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