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<p>so formidable a <hi rend="underline">Squire</hi>.</p> | <p>so formidable a <hi rend="underline">Squire</hi>.</p> | ||
Now we are upon dangerous men, what think you of the Captain? | <p>Now we are upon dangerous men, what think you of the Captain? | ||
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a man more dangerous than Wilson by 3 inches? a man | a man more dangerous than Wilson by 3 inches? a man | ||
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and withall a handsome well-proportioned young fellow of three | and withall a handsome well-proportioned young fellow of three | ||
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or four and twenty, which I forgot to tell you? | or four and twenty, which I forgot to tell you? Take care you don<gap/><!-- don't? --> | ||
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fall in love with him upon this description, mount a white palfrey | |||
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and <sic>in</sic> go in quest of him, as eastern Princes used of Eastern | |||
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Princesses after looking at their pictures?</p> | |||
'Twould have made you laugh to have heard the argument | |||
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betwixt Wilson and me last night, the result of which was | |||
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the taking of sam into the trust. I maintained there was danger | |||
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of my becoming a rogue without his knowing it; (acknowledging you | |||
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may be sure that I was an honest man at present) he maintaining | |||
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the contrary. | |||
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so formidable a Squire.
Now we are upon dangerous men, what think you of the Captain?
a man more dangerous than Wilson by 3 inches? a man
almost as much more dangerous than Wilson, as he is more dangerous
than a poor animal who used to be called so in derision?
and withall a handsome well-proportioned young fellow of three
or four and twenty, which I forgot to tell you? Take care you don
fall in love with him upon this description, mount a white palfrey
and in go in quest of him, as eastern Princes used of Eastern
Princesses after looking at their pictures?
'Twould have made you laugh to have heard the argument
betwixt Wilson and me last night, the result of which was
the taking of sam into the trust. I maintained there was danger
of my becoming a rogue without his knowing it; (acknowledging you
may be sure that I was an honest man at present) he maintaining
the contrary.
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[[main_headings::"Travels of G. Wilson and J. Bentham Esq, from Maresfield[?] to London"]] |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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