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''This | <p>has written <add>a number of proposals</add> to L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> S. a letter <add>By the way he</add> which I suppose I may see: whether it | ||
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has been answer'd or no I can not say.</p> | |||
<p>Monday 27<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Aug. 8 in the evening</p> | |||
<p>Last night came in Elliot of Port-Elliot, S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Paul's | |||
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friend. This morning L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Bristol and Blanket went away: | |||
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L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Bristol I believe to Oxford: Blanket to London, taking | |||
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Hackwood (the D. of Bolton's) in his way. One of the most wrong- | |||
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-headed blockheads I think I ever met with: putting in his oar | |||
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upon every occasion, talking <foreign>a tort & a travers</foreign>, and spoiling | |||
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every discussion that is started. Yet he is connected with many | |||
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of the first people in opposition, and in particular has the ear of | |||
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the <foreign>maitre de la maison</foreign> to a degree I am sorry to observe. His | |||
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great merit is the having been a Lieut. to Keppel, whose <unclear><foreign>cause | |||
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damnée</foreign></unclear> he is & has written paragraphs & pamphlets on his | |||
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side. Before he went he took me into confidence & consulted me | |||
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about a nonsensical project of his for discovering polished & commercial | |||
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nations where Cook has been & found none: the most | |||
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absurd idea supported by the most <add>absurd</add> arguments in the most confused | |||
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methods, & in the most slovenly and awkward <sic>stile</sic>. He it is | |||
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who brought home the Rippon from the E. Indies. He is personally | |||
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acquainted with Rumbold, and defends him without argument & <add>without</add></p> | |||
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has written a number of proposals to Ld S. a letter By the way he which I suppose I may see: whether it
has been answer'd or no I can not say.
Monday 27th Aug. 8 in the evening
Last night came in Elliot of Port-Elliot, Sr Paul's
friend. This morning Ld Bristol and Blanket went away:
Ld Bristol I believe to Oxford: Blanket to London, taking
Hackwood (the D. of Bolton's) in his way. One of the most wrong-
-headed blockheads I think I ever met with: putting in his oar
upon every occasion, talking a tort & a travers, and spoiling
every discussion that is started. Yet he is connected with many
of the first people in opposition, and in particular has the ear of
the maitre de la maison to a degree I am sorry to observe. His
great merit is the having been a Lieut. to Keppel, whose cause
damnée he is & has written paragraphs & pamphlets on his
side. Before he went he took me into confidence & consulted me
about a nonsensical project of his for discovering polished & commercial
nations where Cook has been & found none: the most
absurd idea supported by the most absurd arguments in the most confused
methods, & in the most slovenly and awkward stile. He it is
who brought home the Rippon from the E. Indies. He is personally
acquainted with Rumbold, and defends him without argument & without
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Jeremy Bentham |
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