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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> any right to reckon upon is spent, he gets to the <lb/> plan of his destination. Offers are made him in <lb/> point of profit not <gap/> & in point of favour<lb/> equal at least to <unclear>speculation</unclear>. These offers are<lb/> refused: another and very hazardous project is <lb/> set on foot. Meantime he hears of a person<lb/> who is going to a very charming country, well <lb/> worth seeing: leaving then the new-project to <lb/> sift for itself, away goes he against the persuasion<lb/> of his friend (whose prejudices if he has any, <lb/> certainly do seem to lean towards the cold<lb/> side of the question) and without and <add> other </add> reason <lb/> than what is picked up in the course of the <lb/> expedition, to this charming country. "But he <lb/> had the advice of a friend in favour of this peregrination?<lb/> Yes — but a friend who knows nothing <lb/> of his circumstances, the only one who did was strong <lb/> against it. The journey was to have lasted but<lb/> two months at farthest — It had also already lasted <lb/> 3 months and a week, and was then not at an <lb/> end: in the meantime the 2<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> project for which the <lb/> first was abandoned, left at sixes & sevens <gap/> <lb/> the parties I can not help but fearing disobliged. The <lb/> more incomprehensible all these proceedings appear<lb/> to be upon every other hypothesis, the stronger the proof<lb/> they afford of an absolute dependence having been placed<lb/> upon the <gap/. <gap/> which to my eyes<lb/> never could have <gap/> <gap/> shadow of possibility<lb/> upon the face of it: at least if I <sic>admitt</sic> that <lb/> it carried enough to warrant the being at the pains <lb/> of such much letter-writing it is a great concession.<lb/> This was the light in which I viewed the matter at <lb/> first: and this is the light in which I can not help<lb/> viewing it after 3 months reflection.</p> <p> well but I must contract my <sic>stile</sic>, or I never shall <lb/> get through.</p> <p> 1. after 100 got from <sic>Mulf.<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></sic> & 300 drops of blood from <lb/> Q.S.P., there remains after discharging the 1<sic>st</sic> letter <lb/> of credit only about £150, and of that the best part <lb/> of £100 was taken up it seems for this last journey. <add> I<lb/> cannot speak precisely, not having papers with me </add> <lb/> 2. Q.S.P. would not have you come home by any means <lb/> which is happy.<lb/> 3. He accordingly makes an effort and offers to add <lb/> £30 a year to the former allowance: this is very well.<lb/> 4. It gave him great comfort to hear of the 60 or 70£<lb/> I had, because it lessened the moment of this extravagance.</p> | |||
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any right to reckon upon is spent, he gets to the
plan of his destination. Offers are made him in
point of profit not & in point of favour
equal at least to speculation. These offers are
refused: another and very hazardous project is
set on foot. Meantime he hears of a person
who is going to a very charming country, well
worth seeing: leaving then the new-project to
sift for itself, away goes he against the persuasion
of his friend (whose prejudices if he has any,
certainly do seem to lean towards the cold
side of the question) and without and other reason
than what is picked up in the course of the
expedition, to this charming country. "But he
had the advice of a friend in favour of this peregrination?
Yes — but a friend who knows nothing
of his circumstances, the only one who did was strong
against it. The journey was to have lasted but
two months at farthest — It had also already lasted
3 months and a week, and was then not at an
end: in the meantime the 2o project for which the
first was abandoned, left at sixes & sevens
the parties I can not help but fearing disobliged. The
more incomprehensible all these proceedings appear
to be upon every other hypothesis, the stronger the proof
they afford of an absolute dependence having been placed
upon the <gap/. which to my eyes
never could have shadow of possibility
upon the face of it: at least if I admitt that
it carried enough to warrant the being at the pains
of such much letter-writing it is a great concession.
This was the light in which I viewed the matter at
first: and this is the light in which I can not help
viewing it after 3 months reflection.
well but I must contract my stile, or I never shall
get through.
1. after 100 got from Mulf.d & 300 drops of blood from
Q.S.P., there remains after discharging the 1st letter
of credit only about £150, and of that the best part
of £100 was taken up it seems for this last journey. I
cannot speak precisely, not having papers with me
2. Q.S.P. would not have you come home by any means
which is happy.
3. He accordingly makes an effort and offers to add
£30 a year to the former allowance: this is very well.
4. It gave him great comfort to hear of the 60 or 70£
I had, because it lessened the moment of this extravagance.
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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