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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p>performed or not, you will agree<lb/> with me I make no doubt, that the success<lb/> of the undertaking cannot but depend<lb/> on the approach that is made<lb/> to make a solution: indeed the examples<lb/> you have mentioned serve to prove<lb/> as much.</p> <p> I am vastly glad to find the apprehension<lb/. I mentioned with regard to your<lb/> eldest son I sos far from having any <lb/> foundation. I can easily believe the <lb/> person in question is no extraordinary<lb/> judge of character, having since had<lb/> occasion to observe him with my own<lb/> eyes swallowing with apparently implicit<lb/> faith the <unclear>rhodomentardes</unclear> of some<lb/> of the most shameless boasters I ever<lb/> met with. He seems however to be a <lb/> very civil inoffensive good kind of<lb/> man: what he said was without the <lb/> least degree of spleen, without any thought<lb/> I am sure of its reaching you, and indeed<lb/> I believe without thinking much<lb/> about the matter. After what you have <lb/> told me I can not conceive what could <lb/> have put such an idea into his head; <lb/> unless it was <add> the</add> observing your son employing</p> <pb/> <!-- second column --> <p> his leisure hours in elegant<lb/> amusements instead of more boyish dissipation.<lb/> He might look upon that perhaps<lb/> as sufficient evidence of a predominant and <lb/> exclusive affection for those amusements.</p> <p> With regard to your son William, <lb/> I can't think what it was led you to <lb/> think I had an acquaintance with<lb/> Wedgwood. If I had, my endeavours should<lb/> not be wanting supposing you determined<lb/. for such a measure: but I don't<lb/> know that I ever saw him in my life.<lb/> Were he disposed to take your son, I <lb/> <del>rather question wh</del> do not very well<lb/> see what there is in that business that<lb/> should be likely very particularly to <lb/. suit him: the pronamental branch, which<lb/> id what you had in view I suppose as <lb/> adapted to the imaginative genius <lb/> of your son is in a manner given <lb/> up, as <add> I was told, and indeed</add> had occasion to obnserve last <lb/> year in looking over his collection. No<lb/> more <hi rend="underline">vases</hi> or things of that sort: nothing<lb/> but teapots and such like useful<lb/> furniture. Besides he would hardly<lb/> I should think like any body with <lb/> a view to partnership without a premium<lb/> much larger than it would be <lb/> possible for you to spare: and you may <lb/> <add>imagine</add></p> | |||
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performed or not, you will agree
with me I make no doubt, that the success
of the undertaking cannot but depend
on the approach that is made
to make a solution: indeed the examples
you have mentioned serve to prove
as much.
I am vastly glad to find the apprehension<lb/. I mentioned with regard to your
eldest son I sos far from having any
foundation. I can easily believe the
person in question is no extraordinary
judge of character, having since had
occasion to observe him with my own
eyes swallowing with apparently implicit
faith the rhodomentardes of some
of the most shameless boasters I ever
met with. He seems however to be a
very civil inoffensive good kind of
man: what he said was without the
least degree of spleen, without any thought
I am sure of its reaching you, and indeed
I believe without thinking much
about the matter. After what you have
told me I can not conceive what could
have put such an idea into his head;
unless it was the observing your son employing
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his leisure hours in elegant
amusements instead of more boyish dissipation.
He might look upon that perhaps
as sufficient evidence of a predominant and
exclusive affection for those amusements.
With regard to your son William,
I can't think what it was led you to
think I had an acquaintance with
Wedgwood. If I had, my endeavours should
not be wanting supposing you determined<lb/. for such a measure: but I don't
know that I ever saw him in my life.
Were he disposed to take your son, I
rather question wh do not very well
see what there is in that business that
should be likely very particularly to <lb/. suit him: the pronamental branch, which
id what you had in view I suppose as
adapted to the imaginative genius
of your son is in a manner given
up, as I was told, and indeed had occasion to obnserve last
year in looking over his collection. No
more vases or things of that sort: nothing
but teapots and such like useful
furniture. Besides he would hardly
I should think like any body with
a view to partnership without a premium
much larger than it would be
possible for you to spare: and you may
imagine
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Correspondence/copy |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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