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<!-- This page is arranged in two columns --> <p>Malthouse: it is but 20 guineas a year<lb/> indeed; but it is <add> that</add> clear of land tax; & were <lb/> it but twenty pence, it is so much got out <lb/> of the fire: provided always that the man <lb/> pays his rent.</p> <p> 1/4 after 10 </p> <p> W. has just called in and spent about <lb/>an hour him talking politics &c, and <lb/>so this letter will be the shorter for it.<lb/> I thought it but to lose no time in answering<lb/> yours and therefore shall not <lb/> keep it back a <gap/> to fill it . As for <lb/> politics I am afraid of writing a syllable <lb/> about the matter for fear of the <lb/> | <!-- This page is arranged in two columns --> <p>Malthouse: it is but 20 guineas a year<lb/> indeed; but it is <add> that</add> clear of land tax; & were <lb/> it but twenty pence, it is so much got out <lb/> of the fire: provided always that the man <lb/> pays his rent.</p> <p> 1/4 after 10 </p> <p> W. has just called in and spent about <lb/>an hour him talking politics &c, and <lb/>so this letter will be the shorter for it.<lb/> I thought it but to lose no time in answering<lb/> yours and therefore shall not <lb/> keep it back a <gap/> to fill it . As for <lb/> politics I am afraid of writing a syllable <lb/> about the matter for fear of the <lb/> letter being made prize of as W.'s was </p> <p> Your ostensible letter having a few inaccuracies<lb/> was upon the whole not amiss in <lb/>point of <sic>stile</sic>: two or three good strokes<lb/> in the <sic>shewy</sic> way. That short bit of a <lb/> scrap of a thing from Chernobyl was<lb/> terrible. I <sic>don't</sic> know whether I told you<lb/> of it before, but there are some passages<lb/> which to this hour I <sic>cant</sic> make sense<lb/> of. </p> <p> I received a letter yesterday from <lb/> <foreign>La folle</foreign>: D. I don't know whether I <lb/> told you ) has been to Wales: he was out <lb/> about a month & came here about <lb/>a\ fortnight ago in excellent health and <lb/> spirits. As for her she says she never was <lb/> better not happier in her life. So all that <lb/> is mighty well.</p> <p> There has been a Mr Dunstable, he <lb/> says enquiring for a book on <sic>Nav Archit</sic> </p> <pb/> <p> which he says he lent you — and he asks <lb/> me whether I know anything of it. no<lb/> not I. Poor Mr Dunstable! I suppose <del> <gap/> </del> <lb/> you have got it at Petersburgh. He <lb/> must bring his action in some of your fine <lb/> courts there. I shall probably go to <lb/> Brampton in about 6 weeks & I suppose <lb/> shall spend about a month there,<lb/> but in the mean time I shall take especial<lb/> measures for my letters being <lb/> forwarded immediately without rambling<lb/> to Q.S.P. &c </p> <p><foreign>Encore une fois</foreign>. I thought it best<lb/> to write forthwith that you might clear<lb/> your mind of the affair: which is the reason<lb/> of my not sending the Ship-building<lb/> extract from the Phil. <sic>Trans<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></sic>. I told <lb/> you of in my last.</p> <p>Being near the conclusion of my <lb/> no-letter, I should begin as other great <lb/> men do, to make pothooks and hangers<lb/> such as the Devil himself can't read</p> <p>There is a prospect of Mrs Accers's <lb/> being gathered to her fathers or mothers<lb/> or whatever it is she is to be gather'd to. <lb/> Her gout this season is attended with <lb/> other disorders: and the Doctor thinks <lb/> upon the whole she will hardly get the <lb/> better of this bout: but M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. D. has <lb/> better hopes.</p> <p> Simmons has <unclear>lep</unclear> off to Linquist who <lb/> now is no small personage. I hope this <lb/> poor man's name will not dub my letter <lb/> a political one.</p> | ||
Malthouse: it is but 20 guineas a year
indeed; but it is that clear of land tax; & were
it but twenty pence, it is so much got out
of the fire: provided always that the man
pays his rent.
1/4 after 10
W. has just called in and spent about
an hour him talking politics &c, and
so this letter will be the shorter for it.
I thought it but to lose no time in answering
yours and therefore shall not
keep it back a to fill it . As for
politics I am afraid of writing a syllable
about the matter for fear of the
letter being made prize of as W.'s was
Your ostensible letter having a few inaccuracies
was upon the whole not amiss in
point of stile: two or three good strokes
in the shewy way. That short bit of a
scrap of a thing from Chernobyl was
terrible. I don't know whether I told you
of it before, but there are some passages
which to this hour I cant make sense
of.
I received a letter yesterday from
La folle: D. I don't know whether I
told you ) has been to Wales: he was out
about a month & came here about
a\ fortnight ago in excellent health and
spirits. As for her she says she never was
better not happier in her life. So all that
is mighty well.
There has been a Mr Dunstable, he
says enquiring for a book on Nav Archit
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which he says he lent you — and he asks
me whether I know anything of it. no
not I. Poor Mr Dunstable! I suppose
you have got it at Petersburgh. He
must bring his action in some of your fine
courts there. I shall probably go to
Brampton in about 6 weeks & I suppose
shall spend about a month there,
but in the mean time I shall take especial
measures for my letters being
forwarded immediately without rambling
to Q.S.P. &c
Encore une fois. I thought it best
to write forthwith that you might clear
your mind of the affair: which is the reason
of my not sending the Ship-building
extract from the Phil. Transt. I told
you of in my last.
Being near the conclusion of my
no-letter, I should begin as other great
men do, to make pothooks and hangers
such as the Devil himself can't read
There is a prospect of Mrs Accers's
being gathered to her fathers or mothers
or whatever it is she is to be gather'd to.
Her gout this season is attended with
other disorders: and the Doctor thinks
upon the whole she will hardly get the
better of this bout: but Mrs. D. has
better hopes.
Simmons has lep off to Linquist who
now is no small personage. I hope this
poor man's name will not dub my letter
a political one.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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