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'' | <pb/>Queens Col. Nov 26.1760<lb/>Dear Papa<lb/><lb/>I made my last letter imperfect, on account of my not having<lb/>room enough to say all that I wanted; I find you had not received <add>it</add><lb/>when you wrote your letter. I received my <sic>Cloaths</sic> last Saturday<lb/><unclear>sennight</unclear>, and I suppose you concluded I had not received them, because<lb/>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Jefferson forgot to mention it when <add>he</add> wrote to you; as<lb/>he told me he did, (upon the receipt of your letter.) M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind has<lb/>been to see me, with the Cambridge Verses; I was <sic>surprized</sic> when<lb/>he came into the inner Quadrangle, and asked me whether my Name<lb/>was Bentham. (for I was just going into my room) Pray who is thi<lb/>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind? he is not sure the Son of that <sic>rascall</sic> that won't pay his<lb/>debts, whose tythes you went to receive, when we were at M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Halls,<lb/>I asked him to come up into my Room, and he did accordingly, and<lb/><sic>staid</sic> about an hour and a half with me. as I was coming home<lb/>from D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lee's who should I meet in the street but D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Burton? he<lb/>stared at me, and I stared at him for a little while, for I did not<lb/>know him to be D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Burton, tho'I knew his face very well; 'till at<lb/>last he spoke to me "so little Bentham, (says he) how do you do, <del>says</del><add>I saw</add><pb/> | ||
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Queens Col. Nov 26.1760
Dear Papa
I made my last letter imperfect, on account of my not having
room enough to say all that I wanted; I find you had not received it
when you wrote your letter. I received my Cloaths last Saturday
sennight, and I suppose you concluded I had not received them, because
Mr Jefferson forgot to mention it when he wrote to you; as
he told me he did, (upon the receipt of your letter.) Mr Lind has
been to see me, with the Cambridge Verses; I was surprized when
he came into the inner Quadrangle, and asked me whether my Name
was Bentham. (for I was just going into my room) Pray who is thi
Mr Lind? he is not sure the Son of that rascall that won't pay his
debts, whose tythes you went to receive, when we were at Mr Halls,
I asked him to come up into my Room, and he did accordingly, and
staid about an hour and a half with me. as I was coming home
from Dr Lee's who should I meet in the street but Dr Burton? he
stared at me, and I stared at him for a little while, for I did not
know him to be Dr Burton, tho'I knew his face very well; 'till at
last he spoke to me "so little Bentham, (says he) how do you do, saysI saw
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Jeremy Bentham |
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