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<p>and commissions to which they gave occasion, coming<lb/> | <p>and commissions to which they gave occasion, coming<lb/> | ||
<del>successively</del> upon the carpet one after another and<lb/> | <del>successively</del> upon the carpet one after another and<lb/> | ||
at | at scatter'd times, did not make in your mind<lb/> | ||
that <del>simultaneous</del><add>forcible impression</add> impression, which <del>having them</del><lb/> | that <del>simultaneous</del><add>forcible impression</add> impression, which <del>having them</del><lb/> | ||
<del>lay in</del> presenting themselves to my view at once<lb/> | <del>lay in</del> presenting themselves to my view at once,<lb/> | ||
they do upon mine. At the time when you<lb/> | they do upon mine. At the time when you<lb/> | ||
gave him the trouble, you intended perhaps to<lb/> | gave him the trouble, you intended perhaps to<lb/> | ||
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other. <del>I know I <gap/> it</del> Upon <del>recollection</del><add>reflection</add> I<lb/> | other. <del>I know I <gap/> it</del> Upon <del>recollection</del><add>reflection</add> I<lb/> | ||
have often convicted myself of this of this inconsistence.<lb/> | have often convicted myself of this of this inconsistence.<lb/> | ||
and I believe there are very few people, who, <del><gap/></del> | and I believe there are very few people, who, <del><gap/></del><lb/> | ||
<add>were they to</add><del>they would</del> take the trouble might not do the same.</p> | <add>were they to</add><del>they would</del> take the trouble might not do the same.</p> | ||
<p>What makes this construction appear the more<lb/> | <p>What makes this construction appear the more<lb/> | ||
natural as with the more favourable, is the<lb/> | natural as with the more favourable, is the<lb/> | ||
unquestionable generosity <add>[+]</add> of your conduct in another<lb/> | <note><add>[+]</add> I had almost said<lb/> | ||
more than generosity</note> unquestionable generosity <add>[+]</add> of your conduct in another<lb/> | |||
instance. Before your good fortune throw<add><del>denoted you</del> to</add> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> | instance. Before your good fortune throw<add><del>denoted you</del> to</add> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> | ||
Henderson in your way you had tried for purchasers<lb/> | Henderson in your way you had tried for purchasers<lb/> | ||
ineffectually through other channels.<lb/> | ineffectually through other channels. Amongst <lb/> | ||
officers <del><gap/></del> you had applied to a M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <add>(I</add></p><pb/> | |||
J.B. for Henderson to Gullet
and commissions to which they gave occasion, coming
successively upon the carpet one after another and
at scatter'd times, did not make in your mind
that simultaneousforcible impression impression, which having them
lay in presenting themselves to my view at once,
they do upon mine. At the time when you
gave him the trouble, you intended perhaps to
make it up to him: when the time came, the
intention had died away, or ano been driven out
of mind by other objects. Possibly a little parsimory
may have mixt itself unperceived with
the inadventence. We are all of us unequal inconsistent
creatures: we have our fits of parsimony and our
fits of generosity and exhibit quite different
character in the one from what we do in the
other. I know I it Upon recollectionreflection I
have often convicted myself of this of this inconsistence.
and I believe there are very few people, who,
were they tothey would take the trouble might not do the same.
What makes this construction appear the more
natural as with the more favourable, is the
[+] I had almost said
more than generosity unquestionable generosity [+] of your conduct in another
instance. Before your good fortune throwdenoted you to Mr
Henderson in your way you had tried for purchasers
ineffectually through other channels. Amongst
officers you had applied to a Mr (I
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jeremy bentham |
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