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myself to Madam —</ | myself to Madam — | ||
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{The first is the object of <hi rend="underline">national</hi> spleen | |||
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{The second's the <hi rend="underline">Counsellor's</hi> sign: | {The second's the <hi rend="underline">Counsellor's</hi> sign: | ||
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as I lay in bed.</p> | as I lay in bed.</p> | ||
<p>My Father I would have you to know | |||
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made one some time ago in Company | |||
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which he treasure<unclear>s</unclear> up with great care. | |||
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Being for the entertainment of the Ladies | |||
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it was half <add>of it</add> in Latin: and | |||
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the subject <hi rend="underline">immensely</hi> delicate. | |||
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{My first is Happiness. | |||
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{My next is three times as | |||
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much. | |||
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{<hi rend="underline">The third gives Pain.</hi> | |||
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{There's Metaphysics <sic>fir</sic> you.</p> | |||
<p>Mine, I have a notion, must be wondrous fine; for when I repeated | |||
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them to Wilson, he gave an inclination with his head, and said | |||
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"just so".</p> | |||
<p>I can tell you nothing more to signify about the Incas. Elmsly | |||
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called upon me about it a week ago. He told me if I would | |||
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undertake it he would leave the terms entirely to me. He told me | |||
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a little of the secrets of the Trade. The highest price commonly | |||
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given to Translators he says is <gap/>2 guineas a sheet. The only | |||
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person in whose favour he ever knew it exceeded was Smollet | |||
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and he had 3 Guineas. There is a M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Griffiths who writes | |||
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plays and novels; some of the latter I believe not bad. They <sic>mak</sic> <!-- last letter obscured by fold? --> | |||
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her, poor woman, translate for 25<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. Some of the poor creatures | |||
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they keep up in Garrets they pay so low as 18<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> or even 15<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. | |||
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Elmsly says he has been plagued <unclear>out</unclear> of his life by their <unclear>c</unclear>alling | |||
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to know <add>ask him</add> the meaning of words. I don't believe I shall undertake | |||
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it; if I do it certainly <sic>w<unclear>o</unclear>ld</sic> not be under Smollet's price. If | |||
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I do not it is to go to a D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Berckenbout, a Physician, who | |||
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has written Outlines of Natural History a book in 5 or 6 Vol's | |||
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12<hi rend="superscript">mo</hi> I believe it is, and other works. His price I believe is</p> | |||
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Either the following as whit here
here stands second was the last
I gave them - Addressing
myself to Madam —
{The first is the object of national spleen
{The second's the Counsellor's sign:
{The third, Ma'am's of your sex the treasur
I ween,
{And too oft the tormentor of mine.
The above and two or three others I had been making th last night
as I lay in bed.
My Father I would have you to know
made one some time ago in Company
which he treasures up with great care.
Being for the entertainment of the Ladies
it was half of it in Latin: and
the subject immensely delicate.
{My first is Happiness.
{My next is three times as
much.
{The third gives Pain.
{There's Metaphysics fir you.
Mine, I have a notion, must be wondrous fine; for when I repeated
them to Wilson, he gave an inclination with his head, and said
"just so".
I can tell you nothing more to signify about the Incas. Elmsly
called upon me about it a week ago. He told me if I would
undertake it he would leave the terms entirely to me. He told me
a little of the secrets of the Trade. The highest price commonly
given to Translators he says is 2 guineas a sheet. The only
person in whose favour he ever knew it exceeded was Smollet
and he had 3 Guineas. There is a Mrs Griffiths who writes
plays and novels; some of the latter I believe not bad. They mak
her, poor woman, translate for 25s. Some of the poor creatures
they keep up in Garrets they pay so low as 18s or even 15s.
Elmsly says he has been plagued out of his life by their calling
to know ask him the meaning of words. I don't believe I shall undertake
it; if I do it certainly wold not be under Smollet's price. If
I do not it is to go to a Dr Berckenbout, a Physician, who
has written Outlines of Natural History a book in 5 or 6 Vol's
12mo I believe it is, and other works. His price I believe is
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Jeremy Bentham |
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