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-ley at the Pack-horse at Turnham-Green that Even-<lb/> | -ley at the Pack-horse at Turnham-Green that Even-<lb/> | ||
-ing. I have had a sad misfortune since I wrote to you<lb/> | -ing. I have had a sad misfortune since I wrote to you<lb/> | ||
last, namely the loss of my other Pocket<del>< | last, namely the loss of my other Pocket<del><unclear>t</unclear></del> book in much<lb/> | ||
the same manner as I lost <sic>t'other</sic>, as I was walking<lb/> | the same manner as I lost <sic>t'other</sic>, as I was walking<lb/> | ||
with one or two of my Acquaintance a good deal be-<lb/> | with one or two of my Acquaintance a good deal be-<lb/> | ||
Dear Papa July 6th 1761.
I have just now taken a place in Kemp's
Machine for Fryday, and hope to meet you and Mr Blank-
-ley at the Pack-horse at Turnham-Green that Even-
-ing. I have had a sad misfortune since I wrote to you
last, namely the loss of my other Pockett book in much
the same manner as I lost t'other, as I was walking
with one or two of my Acquaintance a good deal be-
-low Christ-church not far from Friar Bacon's Stud-
-dy, therwhich place tho' perhaps you do not know; there were two
Men a quarrelling, and a Multitude of blackguard ga-
-thered about them, and some few Gownsmen, and it
being a narrow part of the Street, for it grows narrower
and narrower, and there it was that somebody stole it out
of my Pockett; I did catch hold of a Finger that was very
near it, but being stronger than I, the owner of it pull'd it
away before I could turn round. Indeed 'tis very strange
I should lose two pocket-books in that manner, and one of them
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Jeremy Bentham |
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