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subject to their power. From the perceptors<lb/> | subject to their power. From the perceptors<lb/> | ||
that were chosen <add><del>and who were</del></add> for me <add>[+]</add> I never got any<lb/> | that were chosen <add><del>and who were</del></add> for me <add>[+]</add> I never got any<lb/> | ||
thing: <del>from</del> | <note><add>[+]</add> English fellows of colleges<lb/> | ||
English Banks</note> thing: <del>from</del> those I happened to choose for<lb/> | |||
myself <hi rend="underline">were mostly</hi> and from whom I got<lb/> | myself <hi rend="underline">were mostly</hi> and from whom I got<lb/> | ||
the seeds of almost every thing I value myself<lb/> | the seeds of almost every thing I value myself<lb/> | ||
for were mostly Frenchmen: Helvetius D'Alembert<lb/> | for were mostly Frenchmen: Helvetius D'Alembert<lb/> | ||
and Voltaire: not to mention persons<lb/> | and Voltaire: not to mention persons<lb/> | ||
living and of whom I could not without | living and of whom I could not without<lb/> | ||
affectation speak in the third person.</p> | affectation speak in the third person.</p> | ||
<p>Let us then go hand on hand my<lb/> | <p>Let us then go hand on hand my<lb/> | ||
friend with our sacrifices you to the altar<lb/> | friend with our sacrifices you to the altar<lb/> | ||
of patriotism <del>m<gap/></del> | of patriotism <del>m<gap/></del> I to that of gratitude<lb/> | ||
and philanthropy.</p> | and philanthropy.</p> | ||
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<p>I would not even swear but what I may<lb/> | <p>I would not even swear but what I may<lb/> | ||
get reimbursed my £100 even in this country:<lb/> | |||
and then I shall have the < | and then I shall have the <unclear>men</unclear> at the service of<lb/> | ||
yours. For the | yours. For the Defence of usury has been<lb/> | ||
out of print some time: and even in Ireland <add>the</add></p> | out of print some time: and even in Ireland <add>the</add></p> | ||
that a mans gratitude towards his instructors is
not the less lively for his never having been
subject to their power. From the perceptors
that were chosen and who were for me [+] I never got any
[+] English fellows of colleges
English Banks thing: from those I happened to choose for
myself were mostly and from whom I got
the seeds of almost every thing I value myself
for were mostly Frenchmen: Helvetius D'Alembert
and Voltaire: not to mention persons
living and of whom I could not without
affectation speak in the third person.
Let us then go hand on hand my
friend with our sacrifices you to the altar
of patriotism m I to that of gratitude
and philanthropy.
To the account above-mentioned I may
add a guinea and a half which I actually
paid for copying what M. & Mm Necker
had not time to read.
I would not even swear but what I may
get reimbursed my £100 even in this country:
and then I shall have the men at the service of
yours. For the Defence of usury has been
out of print some time: and even in Ireland the
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