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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> your calculation. I should hope by the latter end <lb/> of April it may come to hand.</p> <p> This is better than writing to your Evelyns<lb/> an Hamburgh. As for French it is in vain <lb/> to think of it as no opportunity offers. Had I <lb/> £150 to tempt De Lohne with it might possibly <lb/>be done/.</p> <p> May. About the beginning of July I think<lb/> it was, or a little later, I took the opportunity<lb/> of Poli's returning through Holland and charged<lb/> him with a letter to Strachan and one to May.<lb/>what had I to do you will say to write to <lb/> May? why perhaps it was a <gap/> of impertinence,<lb/> and <del> <gap/> </del> I had as good have <lb/> left it alone. However the fact is I did <lb/> write to him sending him at the same time <lb/> about as many sheets of Introd. (which I <lb/> then thought would <gap/> <gap/> finished) as I sent<lb/> to you, as <gap/> <gap/> <gap/>. To account for <lb/> it I told him <gap/> <gap/> to the sentiments<lb/> of respect and admiration which you had <gap/> <lb/> me with for him or something of that <lb/> sort. I quoted some extracts from the letters<lb/> in which you speak handsomely of them, <lb/> and told him that all this if it answered no <lb/> other purpose might at <gap/> time to <sic>shew</sic> <lb/> then that their favours <gap/> not thrown <lb/> away upon an ungrateful soil. I believe<lb/> I mentioned word or two about the lad there, saying that if any hints of mine<lb/> could be of any use I should be very <lb/> happy to communicate them. Seeing nothing <lb/> come of all this fine letter, not the least notice <lb/> taken of it, I was a little <sic>vext with <lb/> myself as you may imagine for having<lb/> wrote it: thinking it impertinent, officious<lb/> & so forth. <add. On </add> Coming to town however what <lb/> should I see upon the window seat in the <lb/> passage but a bit of a Card with "Mr May,<lb/> <add> Dyer's </add> </p> <pb/> | |||
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your calculation. I should hope by the latter end
of April it may come to hand.
This is better than writing to your Evelyns
an Hamburgh. As for French it is in vain
to think of it as no opportunity offers. Had I
£150 to tempt De Lohne with it might possibly
be done/.
May. About the beginning of July I think
it was, or a little later, I took the opportunity
of Poli's returning through Holland and charged
him with a letter to Strachan and one to May.
what had I to do you will say to write to
May? why perhaps it was a of impertinence,
and I had as good have
left it alone. However the fact is I did
write to him sending him at the same time
about as many sheets of Introd. (which I
then thought would finished) as I sent
to you, as . To account for
it I told him to the sentiments
of respect and admiration which you had
me with for him or something of that
sort. I quoted some extracts from the letters
in which you speak handsomely of them,
and told him that all this if it answered no
other purpose might at time to shew
then that their favours not thrown
away upon an ungrateful soil. I believe
I mentioned word or two about the lad there, saying that if any hints of mine
could be of any use I should be very
happy to communicate them. Seeing nothing
come of all this fine letter, not the least notice
taken of it, I was a little <sic>vext with
myself as you may imagine for having
wrote it: thinking it impertinent, officious
& so forth. <add. On </add> Coming to town however what
should I see upon the window seat in the
passage but a bit of a Card with "Mr May,
Dyer's
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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