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<p>1824. March 20.</p> | |||
<head>Greece. J Be. to J Bo.</head> | |||
<p>wish me to be: having given my reasons, | |||
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such as they are, I have done all in my power, | |||
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and there I shall leave the matter to rest. | |||
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<p>What I think of saying to them if not forbidden, | |||
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is - that my proposition has not been relished, and | |||
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that all that I have said in support of it <del>is not</del> | |||
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has failed: that it does not follow that because | |||
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there is difference of opinion, there is blame every | |||
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where; and that supposing even so much blame | |||
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on your part, all anger on their part would be | |||
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useless, and turn against themselves : that it is for | |||
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them to consider whether it would be best for | |||
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them to do without the money, or to yield to such | |||
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terms as may be necessary to obtain it : or also | |||
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if they were to return to their country without | |||
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the means, whether they would not be still worse | |||
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received there than in the event of their obtaining | |||
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it upon the terms mentioned whatever they were: | |||
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that if they could obtain the money on better | |||
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terms from any other quarter, they would of course | |||
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be altogether right in doing so: but that I could | |||
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see no probability of their doing so: and unless they | |||
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were sure of their mark, the endeavor might | |||
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put it out of their power to obtain it or any | |||
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terms from the [present] <add>?</add> quarter: in which case, | |||
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by pursuing the shadow, they would let <gap/> the | |||
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substance</p> | |||
<p>That, as to behavior at least, how ill sover | |||
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other people <add>may</add> have behaved to them, they | |||
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themselves would be the only persons hurt by any | |||
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attempt of theirs to retaliate, or even ( what is a | |||
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species of retaliation,) by any thing of accusation, | |||
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1824. March 20.
Greece. J Be. to J Bo.
wish me to be: having given my reasons,
such as they are, I have done all in my power,
and there I shall leave the matter to rest.
What I think of saying to them if not forbidden,
is - that my proposition has not been relished, and
that all that I have said in support of it is not
has failed: that it does not follow that because
there is difference of opinion, there is blame every
where; and that supposing even so much blame
on your part, all anger on their part would be
useless, and turn against themselves : that it is for
them to consider whether it would be best for
them to do without the money, or to yield to such
terms as may be necessary to obtain it : or also
if they were to return to their country without
the means, whether they would not be still worse
received there than in the event of their obtaining
it upon the terms mentioned whatever they were:
that if they could obtain the money on better
terms from any other quarter, they would of course
be altogether right in doing so: but that I could
see no probability of their doing so: and unless they
were sure of their mark, the endeavor might
put it out of their power to obtain it or any
terms from the [present] ? quarter: in which case,
by pursuing the shadow, they would let the
substance
That, as to behavior at least, how ill sover
other people may have behaved to them, they
themselves would be the only persons hurt by any
attempt of theirs to retaliate, or even ( what is a
species of retaliation,) by any thing of accusation,
or
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