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<gap/> <!-- Greek -->Kurios Bentham indeed? Legislators! | <!-- This para is deleted --><gap/> <!-- Greek -->Kurios Bentham indeed? Legislators! | ||
I let me beseech you — no more <gap/> <!-- Greek -->Kurios. Say <!-- Greek -->Doulios — | I let me beseech you — no more <gap/> <!-- Greek -->Kurios. Say <!-- Greek -->Doulios — | ||
if you please O yes! say <!-- Greek -->Doulos if you please sias — this is my small <gap/> already mine this is my most | if you please O yes! say <!-- Greek -->Doulos if you please sias — this is my small <gap/> already mine this is my most | ||
humble <gap/> | humble <gap/> | ||
if some thing <gap/> at only <gap/><gap/><gap/><gap/> | |||
if <gap/><gap/><gap/> <!-- Greek -->epi<gap/> <!-- Greek -->pias | |||
<gap/> — <gap/> — say <!-- Greek -->Doulos, and you will say | |||
that which is not more honourable<gap/> <gap/> than true <gap/> <gap/> | |||
what is not only my greatest aversion, and strictly | |||
true what can not always be said of titles, <gap/> | |||
strictly true. Were it for any bread that I were working for bread my labour <gap/> | |||
be my nature there it is. How should it be otherwise! | |||
I would not work more <gap/> zealously, than I | |||
strictly true. No; were it more <gap/> <gap/> my labours could | |||
not be were it for bread. How should it be otherwise? for | |||
do and <gap/><gap/> in such labour is my highest | |||
choicest pleasure. Seventy years ago I devoted myself | |||
to the service of mankind: and now at length, for | |||
by you I am am I now enabled — <gap/><gap/><gap/><gap/> now at length <gap/><gap/><gap/> | |||
vow. am I in your service <gap/> occupied in the performance of this vow. | |||
This will be delivered to you by the wiling comrade | |||
<gap/> quondam companion comrade of our Lourittis — <gap/> Edward Blaqumorly | |||
whose the his title you have given him you have of <!-- Greek -->Philillen: notatos <gap/> | |||
in him by you as given to him in yours to me, continues to be so well merited: | |||
but <gap/> <gap/> superlative, superlative as it is admitts I hope of sharers. | |||
<gap/> admitts of <gap/><gap/> so at least you must acknowledge | |||
you must acknowledge <gap/><gap/> | |||
admirable <gap/><gap/><gap/><gap/>. or you will have | |||
been sowing the seeds of jealousy between <gap/> <gap/> friends and | |||
my <gap/> friend, two of the most faithful of your servants. | |||
Farewell Legislators! May success ever attend | |||
your labours in the <gap/> Council, as is does has done these | |||
of your heroes in the field. [+]1 happier the one | |||
[+]1 Should any medium | |||
Herxes presume to | |||
to <gap/><gap/><gap/> obstruct <gap/> | |||
offer their obstruction, may | |||
his fate be that of the | |||
ancient one: | |||
1824 Feb. 19 J.B. to Greek Legislature
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Kurios Bentham indeed? Legislators! I let me beseech you — no more Kurios. Say Doulios — if you please O yes! say Doulos if you please sias — this is my small already mine this is my most humble if some thing at only if epi pias — — say Doulos, and you will say that which is not more honourable than true what is not only my greatest aversion, and strictly true what can not always be said of titles, strictly true. Were it for any bread that I were working for bread my labour be my nature there it is. How should it be otherwise! I would not work more zealously, than I strictly true. No; were it more my labours could not be were it for bread. How should it be otherwise? for do and in such labour is my highest choicest pleasure. Seventy years ago I devoted myself to the service of mankind: and now at length, for by you I am am I now enabled — now at length vow. am I in your service occupied in the performance of this vow.
This will be delivered to you by the wiling comrade quondam companion comrade of our Lourittis — Edward Blaqumorly whose the his title you have given him you have of Philillen: notatos in him by you as given to him in yours to me, continues to be so well merited: but superlative, superlative as it is admitts I hope of sharers. admitts of so at least you must acknowledge you must acknowledge admirable . or you will have been sowing the seeds of jealousy between friends and my friend, two of the most faithful of your servants.
Farewell Legislators! May success ever attend your labours in the Council, as is does has done these of your heroes in the field. [+]1 happier the one [+]1 Should any medium Herxes presume to to obstruct offer their obstruction, may his fate be that of the ancient one:
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