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States. <add>Were I on the spot, & more</add> <del>If you received</del><lb/> | States. <add>Were I on the spot, & more</add> <del>If you received</del><lb/> | ||
<add>you to view</add> the importance of the <add>matter</add></note> | <add>you to view</add> the importance of the <add>matter</add></note> | ||
<p>translation (if a translation it is to have) that is<lb/> | |||
not in the original should be distinguished accordingly</p> | |||
Do not let the want of pecuniary encouragment<lb/> | |||
stop the translation, if you think the original<lb/> | |||
likely to be of use which is <add>however</add> a matter you can<lb/> | |||
hardly judge of till you have seen the three next<lb/> | |||
sheets. I thought I had provided against this<lb/> | |||
contingency by <add>in my <unclear>former</unclear> letter</add> undertaking for the expence &c.<lb/> | |||
You take no notice of my idea of publishing<lb/> | |||
on my own account and at my own risk, on<lb/> | |||
which alone was grounded that of my getting<lb/> | |||
something to <add>towards paying</add> <del>help pay</del> expences, a prospect I<lb/> | |||
am perfectly content to abandon now that I<lb/> | |||
am resolved upon publishing here. I suppose<lb/> | |||
<del>people <gap/></del> People (Neckers House for<lb/> | |||
on your drawing on L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Lansdown: if so,<lb/> | |||
pray do, if there should be any occasion, only<lb/> | |||
letting me know a week before hand that I<lb/> | |||
translation (if a translation it is to have) that is
not in the original should be distinguished accordingly.
have been amply made
up by the sale of the
whole edition (750) not
to mention the greatest
part of a pirated edition
in Ireland of equal number: neither
did I wish you to take
the trouble of setting anybody about translating
it. Sooner or later it The same observa-
will find a translator
if it deserves one. All The this observation same with regard - applies
equality to the quarto
volume on the principles
of morals and legislation
whi a copy of which
has been was sent some
days ago for you to
Ld Lon's
As it is but a few
more louis thrown away
when the worst come to
the worst I could wish
these three sheets were
translated and sent off
to be presented sheet by
sheet that no time may
be lost in getting out this
part before the meeting.
If when the three next
come they it should not
be thought worth while
to continue it is but
a few louis thrown away
But then the number
printed should not be
less than that of the
States. Were I on the spot, & more If you received
you to view the importance of the matter
translation (if a translation it is to have) that is
not in the original should be distinguished accordingly
Do not let the want of pecuniary encouragment
stop the translation, if you think the original
likely to be of use which is however a matter you can
hardly judge of till you have seen the three next
sheets. I thought I had provided against this
contingency by in my former letter undertaking for the expence &c.
You take no notice of my idea of publishing
on my own account and at my own risk, on
which alone was grounded that of my getting
something to towards paying help pay expences, a prospect I
am perfectly content to abandon now that I
am resolved upon publishing here. I suppose
people People (Neckers House for
on your drawing on Ld Lansdown: if so,
pray do, if there should be any occasion, only
letting me know a week before hand that I
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