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<p>I cannot delay 'till then my sincerest congratulations on the auspicious <lb/>event, attended with the most ardent wishes for your mutual felicity: <lb/>wishes, which as <del><gap/></del> far as I may say without presumption, carry with <lb/>them a security of their completion. & may you, (for it is hard if a <lb/>disinterestedness in deed should not be returned by at least a <sic>disinterestness</sic> <lb/>in thought, & I have examined my heart & can truly say <lb/>I wish it, may you, if that should be an addition to your happiness, <lb/>be blessed with a family of other children; & I will be their father <lb/>whenever they & I shall be so unfortunate as to want that loss <lb/>supplied.</p> | <p>I cannot delay 'till then my sincerest congratulations on the auspicious <lb/>event, attended with the most ardent wishes for your mutual felicity: <lb/>wishes, which as <del><gap/></del> far as I may say without presumption, carry with <lb/>them a security of their completion. & may you, (for it is hard if a <lb/>disinterestedness in deed should not be returned by at least a <sic>disinterestness</sic> <lb/>in thought, & I have examined my heart & can truly say <lb/>I wish it, may you, if that should be an addition to your happiness, <lb/>be blessed with a family of other children; & I will be their father <lb/>whenever they & I shall be so unfortunate as to want that loss <lb/>supplied.</p> | ||
<p>Your description having greatly inflamed my curiosity of taking <lb/>a peep at my Chambers before my departure, & having a commission <lb/>to execute for M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Mulford that way, I went this Evening <lb/>to satisfy it, & M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Jones was so good as to shew me the way: I <lb/> <add>luckily</add> found the Bedmaker in the Rooms cleaning them: but if my expectation <lb/>was raised by your account how much was <del>then</del> <add>it</add> exceeded <lb/>by the apartment itself? The elegance of the fitting up perfectly surprised <lb/>me, & I could hardly forbear crying as the children do, is <lb/>all <hi rend="underline">this</hi> mine, & this too? indeed I had almost said, that <del>was able</del> after <lb/>creating me such powerful inducements to stay at home, you did well <lb/>to engage me to this, by making it the residence of a Lady, for whom <lb/>inclination ever inspired me with the highest esteem & respect, when <lb/>I little thought it would <del>ever</del> become my duty: & permit me to boast <lb/>that, that lady, whom I will now for the first time call by the endearing <lb/>name of mother, was my first acquaintance: & that if <hi rend="underline">you</hi> have known <lb/>her better, I at least have known her longer. </p> | |||
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I cannot delay 'till then my sincerest congratulations on the auspicious
event, attended with the most ardent wishes for your mutual felicity:
wishes, which as far as I may say without presumption, carry with
them a security of their completion. & may you, (for it is hard if a
disinterestedness in deed should not be returned by at least a disinterestness
in thought, & I have examined my heart & can truly say
I wish it, may you, if that should be an addition to your happiness,
be blessed with a family of other children; & I will be their father
whenever they & I shall be so unfortunate as to want that loss
supplied.
Your description having greatly inflamed my curiosity of taking
a peep at my Chambers before my departure, & having a commission
to execute for Mr Mulford that way, I went this Evening
to satisfy it, & Mr Jones was so good as to shew me the way: I
luckily found the Bedmaker in the Rooms cleaning them: but if my expectation
was raised by your account how much was then it exceeded
by the apartment itself? The elegance of the fitting up perfectly surprised
me, & I could hardly forbear crying as the children do, is
all this mine, & this too? indeed I had almost said, that was able after
creating me such powerful inducements to stay at home, you did well
to engage me to this, by making it the residence of a Lady, for whom
inclination ever inspired me with the highest esteem & respect, when
I little thought it would ever become my duty: & permit me to boast
that, that lady, whom I will now for the first time call by the endearing
name of mother, was my first acquaintance: & that if you have known
her better, I at least have known her longer.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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