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'' | <!-- This page is arranged in two columns --><p>In the account I gave you in my last of my friend Pleschijeff's<lb/> circumstances I confounded them with those of another family.<lb/> <del> <gap/> <gap/> <gap/> </del> instead of 6,000 boors his father has but little <lb/> more than 3,000, so that there comes but 2,000 to him.<lb/> In other respects I believe the account I gave you was just <lb/> It was not necessary I should have troubled myself with saying<lb/> anything about the matter but as I did I <sic>dont</sic> like to <lb/>have represented it falsely. Correct therefore my last<lb/> letter immediately.</p> <p. in my letters now I shall always suppose that you have determined<lb/> upon coming here this Summer and are provided with the <lb/> means in the manner I pointed out. I shall therefore<lb/> always have a letter <del>you</del> begun for you lying by me<lb/>or in my pocket and clap down in it whatever happens to <lb/> occur to me relating to your expedition.</p> <p. I am very much <sic>affraid</sic> that Code is not as yet finished<lb/> and that account you <sic>wont</sic> be able to think of <lb/> coming till after the last post which may be supposed <lb/>to carry it to Bern in time.</p> <p> if it is finished so far as to have no further occasion for <lb/>books — no. if it be entirely finished and has passed <lb/> <hi rend="underline">Wilson's examination</hi>, then if you have nothing to prevent<lb/> you, set off for Holland as soon as possible, you would like <lb/> perhaps to go to Rotterdam to set <unclear>Strachan</unclear> however — <lb/> hasten as much as possible to Amsterdam. There you <lb/> will find (unless the man should be dead out of spite) the <lb/> man of all men to afford you <sic>usefull</sic> information.<lb/>There if you can get enough into his good graces for him <lb/> not to be <gap/> or frightened by the infinity of questions<lb/> you would wish to put to him I am sure you will receive <lb/>the greatest satisfaction. <del> I sha</del> You might humble<lb/>yourself in the manner the most flattering to him, I mean <lb/>by giving him to understand that it is him alone that <lb/> you would so humble yourself. If you could <add> get </add> him by any <lb/> means to look over Code or rather to read it with him, <lb/> you certainly would receive very great advantages from <lb/> it. The general idea of the development of the <lb/> principle of Utility in a stead uniform and impartial<lb/> manner, is certainly what you have stronger<lb/> and more deeply implanted in you than any body <lb/> else. but with respect to the practical possibility of <lb/> creating such laws depending on the disposition of <lb/> the Govern<hi rend="underline">or's</hi> & Govern<hi rend="underline">ed</hi>: as well as abundance <add> <gap/> <add> of facts<lb/>from which the calculation must be made of the quality of <lb/> happiness or unhappiness which a given mode of conduct would </p> <pb/> | ||
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In the account I gave you in my last of my friend Pleschijeff's
circumstances I confounded them with those of another family.
instead of 6,000 boors his father has but little
more than 3,000, so that there comes but 2,000 to him.
In other respects I believe the account I gave you was just
It was not necessary I should have troubled myself with saying
anything about the matter but as I did I dont like to
have represented it falsely. Correct therefore my last
letter immediately.
<p. in my letters now I shall always suppose that you have determined
upon coming here this Summer and are provided with the
means in the manner I pointed out. I shall therefore
always have a letter you begun for you lying by me
or in my pocket and clap down in it whatever happens to
occur to me relating to your expedition.
<p. I am very much affraid that Code is not as yet finished
and that account you wont be able to think of
coming till after the last post which may be supposed
to carry it to Bern in time.
if it is finished so far as to have no further occasion for
books — no. if it be entirely finished and has passed
Wilson's examination, then if you have nothing to prevent
you, set off for Holland as soon as possible, you would like
perhaps to go to Rotterdam to set Strachan however —
hasten as much as possible to Amsterdam. There you
will find (unless the man should be dead out of spite) the
man of all men to afford you usefull information.
There if you can get enough into his good graces for him
not to be or frightened by the infinity of questions
you would wish to put to him I am sure you will receive
the greatest satisfaction. I sha You might humble
yourself in the manner the most flattering to him, I mean
by giving him to understand that it is him alone that
you would so humble yourself. If you could get him by any
means to look over Code or rather to read it with him,
you certainly would receive very great advantages from
it. The general idea of the development of the
principle of Utility in a stead uniform and impartial
manner, is certainly what you have stronger
and more deeply implanted in you than any body
else. but with respect to the practical possibility of
creating such laws depending on the disposition of
the Governor's & Governed: as well as abundance <add> <add> of facts
from which the calculation must be made of the quality of
happiness or unhappiness which a given mode of conduct would
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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