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' | <p>With others, this may be a point of prudence, with me it is<lb/> | ||
a matter of necessity — I cannot rest till I feel myself every<lb/> | |||
where at the bottom - I cannot go on with what is <hi rend="underline">before</hi><lb/> | |||
me, while I leave any thing behind me unexplain'd - I feel myself<lb/> | |||
to have acquired to a considerable degree that pleasing and uncommunicable<lb/> | |||
sensation - Thus only can one hope to keep<lb/> | |||
clear of those inconsistencies, into which I see my predecessors,<lb/> | |||
(as far as I have predecessors) humble servants for the<lb/> | |||
most part to Authority, & to one another, falling evermore.</p> | |||
<p>Forgive me Sir, if I declare simply, & once for all,<lb/> | |||
that till this great business is disposed of, I feel myself unable<lb/> | |||
to think of any other — The <hi rend="underline">Will</hi> is here out of the question.<lb/> | |||
Whatever may be the case with others, I find it impossible with<lb/> | |||
me to bring the powers of invention to a mechanical obedience<lb/> | |||
to the good pleasure of that faculty — The sense of <hi rend="underline">necessity</hi>,<lb/> | |||
which may set them to work in <unclear>some</unclear>, strikes me motionless -<lb/> | |||
I am in this respect like David; I can "give<lb/> | |||
no melody in my heaviness." In the track I am in, I<lb/> | |||
march up with alacrity & hope: in any other I should<lb/> | |||
crawl on with despondency & reluctance - If I am not likely<lb/> | |||
to succeed in a pursuit in which I am engaged with affection<lb/> | |||
& with strong presentiments of success; much less <unclear>can</unclear> I where<lb/> | |||
both are wanting: I mean situated as I am at present — any<lb/> | |||
tolerable share of success in such an undertaking as mine, you<lb/> | |||
are sensible, must needs work a considerable revolution.</p> | |||
With others, this may be a point of prudence, with me it is
a matter of necessity — I cannot rest till I feel myself every
where at the bottom - I cannot go on with what is before
me, while I leave any thing behind me unexplain'd - I feel myself
to have acquired to a considerable degree that pleasing and uncommunicable
sensation - Thus only can one hope to keep
clear of those inconsistencies, into which I see my predecessors,
(as far as I have predecessors) humble servants for the
most part to Authority, & to one another, falling evermore.
Forgive me Sir, if I declare simply, & once for all,
that till this great business is disposed of, I feel myself unable
to think of any other — The Will is here out of the question.
Whatever may be the case with others, I find it impossible with
me to bring the powers of invention to a mechanical obedience
to the good pleasure of that faculty — The sense of necessity,
which may set them to work in some, strikes me motionless -
I am in this respect like David; I can "give
no melody in my heaviness." In the track I am in, I
march up with alacrity & hope: in any other I should
crawl on with despondency & reluctance - If I am not likely
to succeed in a pursuit in which I am engaged with affection
& with strong presentiments of success; much less can I where
both are wanting: I mean situated as I am at present — any
tolerable share of success in such an undertaking as mine, you
are sensible, must needs work a considerable revolution.
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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