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'' | <p>My dear Sam<lb/> | ||
I write to you in great haste rather <del>by way of</del> <add>to</add> apologise<lb/> | |||
for not writing, if I may so without an Iricism, than having time<lb/> | |||
to write to any other purpose. the course of conveyance <del>from</del>between us is so<lb/> | |||
precarious, that though I answer'd your's as soon as 'twas possible for me<lb/> | |||
& you replied to mine as soon as 'twas possible for you. Your last<lb/> | |||
letter did not get to town before yesterday, nor to my hands before<lb/> | |||
this morning. & <del><gap/></del> now it has got to my hands it is at a time when<lb/> | |||
unfortunately I cannot pay that attention to it I cou'd wish I would,<lb/> | |||
have done had I not been under an engagement for the remainder<lb/> | |||
of the day of long standing. while I am now writing there is actually<lb/> | |||
a Gentleman in the room upon a first visit to me, of whom<lb/> | |||
I have begged permission to retire to my desk for a few minutes to give<lb/> | |||
you as many lines. and it is necessary for me to send my letter by<lb/> | |||
this very night's post, otherwise I foresee it will not reach you before<lb/> | |||
Papa & Mama get to Kenton & you are fetched away.<lb/> | |||
It is that consideration & no other that prevents my complying<lb/> | |||
with your request for supplying you with Music; another Holidays,<lb/> | |||
since I know your wants, & your opportunities, they shall be supplied,<lb/> | |||
& seconded.</p> | |||
<p>I cannot sufficiently express my sense of the kindness,<lb/> | |||
which I am so happy to learn <del>is <gap/> you by</del> <add>you meet with from</add> all our friends:<lb/> | |||
kindness, I can not say unexpected towards you, because so amply<lb/> | |||
experienced by myself. thank them for it on my account, in the<lb/> | |||
best words you can devise: they <sic>shew</sic> it you, I make no doubt, for <hi rend="underline">your</hi><lb/> | |||
<hi rend="underline">own</hi> sake; but they could not in any manner confer a more sensible<lb/> | |||
obligation on me.</p> | |||
<p>The paper on which I write this, & on which I<lb/> | |||
wrote the last is of a peculiar kind, newly<lb/> | |||
invented: it was for this reason I desired you<lb/> | |||
to save it. it is called in the Advertisement<lb/> | |||
by the pompous title of the Royal Charta<lb/> | |||
Chymica: for every thing must be Royal to<lb/> | |||
recommend it. the peculiarity of it is; you<lb/> | |||
may make a mark on it with any <hi rend="underline">Metal</hi><lb/> | |||
except Iron, like that made with a Black</p> | |||
My dear Sam
I write to you in great haste rather by way of to apologise
for not writing, if I may so without an Iricism, than having time
to write to any other purpose. the course of conveyance frombetween us is so
precarious, that though I answer'd your's as soon as 'twas possible for me
& you replied to mine as soon as 'twas possible for you. Your last
letter did not get to town before yesterday, nor to my hands before
this morning. & now it has got to my hands it is at a time when
unfortunately I cannot pay that attention to it I cou'd wish I would,
have done had I not been under an engagement for the remainder
of the day of long standing. while I am now writing there is actually
a Gentleman in the room upon a first visit to me, of whom
I have begged permission to retire to my desk for a few minutes to give
you as many lines. and it is necessary for me to send my letter by
this very night's post, otherwise I foresee it will not reach you before
Papa & Mama get to Kenton & you are fetched away.
It is that consideration & no other that prevents my complying
with your request for supplying you with Music; another Holidays,
since I know your wants, & your opportunities, they shall be supplied,
& seconded.
I cannot sufficiently express my sense of the kindness,
which I am so happy to learn is you by you meet with from all our friends:
kindness, I can not say unexpected towards you, because so amply
experienced by myself. thank them for it on my account, in the
best words you can devise: they shew it you, I make no doubt, for your
own sake; but they could not in any manner confer a more sensible
obligation on me.
The paper on which I write this, & on which I
wrote the last is of a peculiar kind, newly
invented: it was for this reason I desired you
to save it. it is called in the Advertisement
by the pompous title of the Royal Charta
Chymica: for every thing must be Royal to
recommend it. the peculiarity of it is; you
may make a mark on it with any Metal
except Iron, like that made with a Black
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Identifier: | JB/537/223/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 537. |
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1769-09-14 |
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537 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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