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'' | <p>Hon<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Sir<lb/> | ||
You have begun, I suppose by this time to expect an account<lb/> | |||
of my having taken my degree; that ceremony is not yet performed,<lb/> | |||
but will, I hope in about a fortnight's time: the cold I mentioned to<lb/> | |||
you in my last stuck by me and harrassed me a good while, and incapacitated<lb/> | |||
me a good deal for business; but has now happily left me.</p> | |||
<p>I called several times at the Master's of <sic>Baliol</sic>, but could not meet<lb/> | |||
with M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> White at home till the day before yesterday. Years have<lb/> | |||
made some alteration in her since I saw her last; their weight has<lb/> | |||
made her bend: & her hair is as white as snow: she seemed however, perfectly<lb/> | |||
<sic>chearfull</sic>: & her eyes so good, as to permit her to employ herself<lb/> | |||
in needlework. The eldest Miss Waldoe was there, <del>&</del> <add>who</add> has taken the<lb/> | |||
praenomen<!-- ligature --> of M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>: & the youngest Miss Leigh - the eldest you know<lb/> | |||
has been married some time: I did not see M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Leigh, & therefore wou'd<lb/> | |||
not enquire after her, imagining she might be dead. not having seen<lb/> | |||
or heard any thing of that family for a considerable time, I was afraid<lb/> | |||
of making any enquiries. the old Gentleman, who is as hearty as ever<lb/> | |||
knew me perfectly well, & enquired after you & my Mother, whom it<lb/> | |||
seems he had known <add>at Abingdon</add>: they had heard of your marriage from D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Parker.<lb/> | |||
the old Lady seemed glad to see <del>to</del> me, & Miss Leigh gave me a</p> | |||
Hond Sir
You have begun, I suppose by this time to expect an account
of my having taken my degree; that ceremony is not yet performed,
but will, I hope in about a fortnight's time: the cold I mentioned to
you in my last stuck by me and harrassed me a good while, and incapacitated
me a good deal for business; but has now happily left me.
I called several times at the Master's of Baliol, but could not meet
with Mrs White at home till the day before yesterday. Years have
made some alteration in her since I saw her last; their weight has
made her bend: & her hair is as white as snow: she seemed however, perfectly
chearfull: & her eyes so good, as to permit her to employ herself
in needlework. The eldest Miss Waldoe was there, & who has taken the
praenomen of Mrs: & the youngest Miss Leigh - the eldest you know
has been married some time: I did not see Mrs Leigh, & therefore wou'd
not enquire after her, imagining she might be dead. not having seen
or heard any thing of that family for a considerable time, I was afraid
of making any enquiries. the old Gentleman, who is as hearty as ever
knew me perfectly well, & enquired after you & my Mother, whom it
seems he had known at Abingdon: they had heard of your marriage from Dr Parker.
the old Lady seemed glad to see to me, & Miss Leigh gave me a
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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