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<p> <sic>agreable</sic> an amusement, but Euclid's elememts are dry <lb/> study, <del> but a very important one</del> but much more important than <lb/> Painting, especially in the manner I study or rather translate them <lb/> The task I have undertaken is rather laborious but <del>its</del> <add>the</add> | <p> <sic>agreable</sic> an amusement, but Euclid's elememts are very dry <lb/> study, <del> but a very important one</del> but much more important than <lb/> Painting, especially in the manner I study or rather translate them <lb/> The task I have undertaken is rather laborious but <del>its</del> <add>the</add> great use <add> it will be of </add> to me <lb/> hereafter together with a rub up now and then from my Brother (which <lb/> he never fails to send as <hi rend="underline">soon as I <sic>signifie</sic> to him</hi> the receipt of it)<lb/> makes me at present attach myself almost wholly to it. <del>but</del> I have <lb/> indeed lately met with some <del> things</del> propositions <add> and <unclear>particularly ac | ||
</unclear> </add> which I was <sic>affraid</sic> I <lb/> must have given up but I | </unclear> </add> which I was <sic>affraid</sic> I <lb/> must have given up but I attacked it <del> on all sides</del> with all the forces<lb/> I could muster a day or two ago and <del> made it yield</del> <add> forced it to surrender</add> so that <lb/> now having the proverb of my side "<foreign>Difficile est prinum aditus</foreign> <lb/>I imagine I shall met with <del>no</del> <add> little </add> resistance. It is candle light <lb/> therefore as I have nothing very particular to say and have a Chapter to <lb/> write to my Brother <add> which </add> Lord I am <sic>affraid</sic> my eyes will not hold out to do<lb/> I must conclude with wishing you all health &c and subjoining my <hi rend="superscript">ul</hi> </p> <p> Your dutiful Son <lb/> Bentham </p> <p> Men <lb/> attach <lb/> little little</p> | ||
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agreable an amusement, but Euclid's elememts are very dry
study, but a very important one but much more important than
Painting, especially in the manner I study or rather translate them
The task I have undertaken is rather laborious but its the great use it will be of to me
hereafter together with a rub up now and then from my Brother (which
he never fails to send as soon as I signifie to him the receipt of it)
makes me at present attach myself almost wholly to it. but I have
indeed lately met with some things propositions and particularly ac
which I was affraid I
must have given up but I attacked it on all sides with all the forces
I could muster a day or two ago and made it yield forced it to surrender so that
now having the proverb of my side "Difficile est prinum aditus
I imagine I shall met with no little resistance. It is candle light
therefore as I have nothing very particular to say and have a Chapter to
write to my Brother which Lord I am affraid my eyes will not hold out to do
I must conclude with wishing you all health &c and subjoining my ul
Your dutiful Son
Bentham
Men
attach
little little
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Jeremy Bentham |
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