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<p>the offer, <add>to speak</add> by his own confession was not true: it was<lb/> | <p>the offer, <add>to speak</add> by his own confession was not true: it was<lb/> | ||
very ridiculous in him to affirm it so seriously as he<lb/> | very ridiculous in him to affirm it so seriously as he<lb/> | ||
did: besides there is a Rumour there will be no < | did: besides there is a Rumour there will be no <foreign>En-<lb/> | ||
-caenia</ | -caenia</foreign> this Year after all: D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Neblett Warden of All-<lb/> | ||
-Souls told a Gentleman of this College, that a let-<lb/> | -Souls told a Gentleman of this College, that a let-<lb/> | ||
-ter had been <sic>reced</sic> from the Chancellor, desiring<lb/> | -ter had been <sic>reced</sic> from the Chancellor, desiring<lb/> | ||
the Encaenia might be put off if possibl<del>e</del>y till next<lb/> | the <foreign>Encaenia</foreign> might be put off if possibl<del>e</del>y till next<lb/> | ||
Year: as soon as there is any certainty about it, I will<lb/> | Year: as soon as there is any certainty about it, I will<lb/> | ||
let you know. Yesterday being Thanksgiving day we<lb/> | let you know. Yesterday being Thanksgiving day we<lb/> | ||
the offer, to speak by his own confession was not true: it was
very ridiculous in him to affirm it so seriously as he
did: besides there is a Rumour there will be no En-
-caenia this Year after all: Dr Neblett Warden of All-
-Souls told a Gentleman of this College, that a let-
-ter had been reced from the Chancellor, desiring
the Encaenia might be put off if possibley till next
Year: as soon as there is any certainty about it, I will
let you know. Yesterday being Thanksgiving day we
had very grand doings here: The Vice-Chancellor read
prayers, in the Course of which we had Purcell's Dewm
perforrm'd by a band of Musick in the Organ-loft.
as well as the other Services: after which we had
an excellent Discourse from (you may guess whom,
when you Iare inform'd that the Vice-Chancellor had
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Jeremy Bentham |
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