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<p>Yesterday evening I arrived here from Steventon, & not <lb/>being willing to interrupt the general joy for the happy event, of which <lb/>I was soon informed, I <sic>sat</sic> out immediately for the S: S: House, <lb/>but finding M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Clark was gone to Twickenham to spend some time, <lb/>I went to M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Broane's, where by a happy temerity I possessed myself <lb/>of that letter which I shall preserve with reverence as long as I <lb/>live, as the most important testimony | <p>Yesterday evening I arrived here from Steventon, & not <lb/>being willing to interrupt the general joy for the happy event, of which <lb/>I was soon informed, I <sic>sat</sic> out immediately for the S: S: House, <lb/>but finding M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Clark was gone to Twickenham to spend some time, <lb/>I went to M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Broane's, where by a happy temerity I possessed myself <lb/>of that letter which I shall preserve with reverence as long as I <lb/>live, as the most important testimony of the affection of the <lb/><unclear>kindest</unclear> of Parents. The surprize however with which I was struck, <lb/>& the agitations I underwent, before they were so agreeably <sic>suppress'd</sic> <lb/>may be better imagined upon a recollection of the various circumstances, than <sic>express'd</sic>: my apprehensions suggested to me the <lb/> | ||
Queen's Square Octr 16th 1766
Hon Sir
Yesterday evening I arrived here from Steventon, & not
being willing to interrupt the general joy for the happy event, of which
I was soon informed, I sat out immediately for the S: S: House,
but finding Mr Clark was gone to Twickenham to spend some time,
I went to Mr Broane's, where by a happy temerity I possessed myself
of that letter which I shall preserve with reverence as long as I
live, as the most important testimony of the affection of the
kindest of Parents. The surprize however with which I was struck,
& the agitations I underwent, before they were so agreeably suppress'd
may be better imagined upon a recollection of the various circumstances, than express'd: my apprehensions suggested to me the
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Jeremy Bentham |
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