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of North-America d<del>id</del>oes not suggest to me any<lb/> | of North-America d<del>id</del>oes not suggest to me any<lb/> | ||
thoughts whereon to lay the Foundation of a Copy<lb/> | thoughts whereon to lay the Foundation of a Copy<lb/> | ||
of Verses, I think I could better execute a prosaïcal<lb/> | of Verses, I think I could better execute a <sic>prosaïcal</sic><lb/> | ||
Narration; and excuse <add>me</add>, | Narration; and excuse <add>me</add>, Sir, if I <del>th</del>likewise take the<lb/> | ||
liberty to say, that I am no better able to find Mat-<lb/> | liberty to say, that I am no better able to find Mat-<lb/> | ||
-ter on the subject of the | -ter on the subject of the Mamilla's. I have not<lb/> | ||
heard a Syllable from the Provost about this Mat-<lb/> | heard a Syllable from the Provost about this Mat-<lb/> | ||
-ter: may be it is not intended I should speak, so I<lb/> | -ter: may be it is not intended I should speak, so I<lb/> | ||
my Plan; and have made some progress in the Execution
of it: with all due deference to the respectable
Opinion of Mr Johnson, I must own, the Conquest
of North-America didoes not suggest to me any
thoughts whereon to lay the Foundation of a Copy
of Verses, I think I could better execute a prosaïcal
Narration; and excuse me, Sir, if I thlikewise take the
liberty to say, that I am no better able to find Mat-
-ter on the subject of the Mamilla's. I have not
heard a Syllable from the Provost about this Mat-
-ter: may be it is not intended I should speak, so I
beg you would not be too Sanguine in your Expecta-
-tions; I have found since that what my Acquaintance
said seemingly to me in Earnest about his having had
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Jeremy Bentham |
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