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<p> Did we ever tell you what<lb/> D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Adam Smith said to <lb/> Mr W<hi rend="superscript">m</hi> Adam the Counsel <gap/><lb/> last Summer, in Scotland;<lb/> The Doctor's Expressions, were, <lb/> "That the <sic>Defense</sic> of Usury — <lb/>"was, The Work of a very<lb/> "Superior Man; and that<lb/> "<sic>tho'</sic> he had given him some<lb/> "hard knocks, it was done<lb/> "in so handsome a way, <lb/> "that he could not Complain<lb/> and <sic>seem'd</sic> to admit that<lb/> you were in the right.</p> <p> GW<lb/> Thursday Evening<lb/> Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 4. 1788</p> <p> To Jeremy Bentham Esq<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></p> | <p> Did we ever tell you what<lb/> | ||
D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Adam Smith said to <lb/> | |||
Mr W<hi rend="superscript">m</hi> Adam the Counsel M<gap/><lb/> | |||
last Summer, in Scotland;<lb/> The Doctor's Expressions, were, <lb/> | |||
"That the <sic>Defense</sic> of Usury — <lb/> | |||
"was, The Work of a very<lb/> | |||
"Superior Man; and that<lb/> | |||
"<sic>tho'</sic> he had given him some<lb/> | |||
"hard knocks, it was done<lb/> | |||
"in so handsome a way, <lb/> | |||
"that he could not Complain<lb/> | |||
and <sic>seem'd</sic> to admit that<lb/> | |||
you were in the right.<lb/></p> | |||
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<p> To Jeremy Bentham Esq<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/></p> | |||
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Did we ever tell you what
Dr Adam Smith said to
Mr Wm Adam the Counsel M
last Summer, in Scotland;
The Doctor's Expressions, were,
"That the Defense of Usury —
"was, The Work of a very
"Superior Man; and that
"tho' he had given him some
"hard knocks, it was done
"in so handsome a way,
"that he could not Complain
and seem'd to admit that
you were in the right.
GW
Thursday Evening
Decr 4. 1788
To Jeremy Bentham Esqr
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