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I do not find that besides the history of <sic>Opticks</sic> by Dr Priestley <note>Joseph Priestley, F.R.S., 1733-1804</note> in a large 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> <note>this being a representation of the word folio</note> I have any other book of yours, excepting his answer to Beattie, Oswald and Reid. As to Hasselquist's voyage, I do not remember to have ever borrowed it of you; on the contrary, I am <add>pretty</add> certain I have not, because it was lent to me, soon after its publication, by my friend Mr Hinde of Hampstead. | I do not find that besides the history of <sic>Opticks</sic> by Dr Priestley <note>Joseph Priestley, F.R.S., 1733-1804</note> in a large 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> <note>this being a representation of the word folio</note> I have any other book of yours, excepting his answer to Beattie, Oswald and Reid. As to Hasselquist's voyage, I do not remember to have ever borrowed it of you; on the contrary, I am <add>pretty</add> certain I have not, because it was lent to me, soon after its publication, by my friend Mr Hinde of Hampstead. | ||
I see by a memorandum of mine, that you have along with the 3 Vol.<hi rend="superscript">es</hi> of Livy, Sheridan upon elocution in 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> | I see by a memorandum of mine, that you have along with the 3 Vol.<hi rend="superscript">es</hi> of Livy, Sheridan upon elocution in 2<hi rend="superscript">to</hi> covered with blue paper. I shall be obliged | ||
upon as the most severe ones. I have endeavoured to reconcile myself to that event, by the consideration, that, when we leave nothing at all behind us to regret, we are prepared to meet Death with fortitude and indifference.
But I beg your pardon Dear Sir, for wandering so far out of the way, and making these moral reflections, which, I own, are quite foreign to the subject of your letter, and must be indifferent to you. I have been naturally enough, tho' unawares, led into them.
I do not find that besides the history of Opticks by Dr Priestley Joseph Priestley, F.R.S., 1733-1804 in a large 2to this being a representation of the word folio I have any other book of yours, excepting his answer to Beattie, Oswald and Reid. As to Hasselquist's voyage, I do not remember to have ever borrowed it of you; on the contrary, I am pretty certain I have not, because it was lent to me, soon after its publication, by my friend Mr Hinde of Hampstead.
I see by a memorandum of mine, that you have along with the 3 Vol.es of Livy, Sheridan upon elocution in 2to covered with blue paper. I shall be obliged
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