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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> places, as he does in ordinary at M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Davies: and his <lb/> journey home by Diligences and the Sea together might <lb/> be <sic>render'd </sic> not much more expensive I should hope than <lb/> his returning with you would be.</p> <p> Shall I make my answer, <add> Sir</add> to the latter part<lb/> of <add> your</add> letter? Prudence whispers, no. Could I but<lb/> swallow my affliction, sunshine might possibly succeed<lb/> this <add> last</add> storm, as it did the first. Shall I ? — <lb/> Yes I must speak; Prudence will not always be <lb/> <sic>listen'd</sic> to by an <sic>ulcer'd</sic> mind. No. I will forbear:<lb/> since I will take another chance; since<lb/> my congratulations on the happiness of your <lb/> situation, <del>and</del> (God knows they were sincere!) and <lb/> my filial wishes have been so unfortunate.<lb/> let me <del>tel</del> <add> acquaint</add> you then, Sir, that I have not the <lb/> least thought of present marriage: not the <lb/> least thought of marriage at all without a <lb/> full assurance, of what in my own judgment<lb/> shall be a comfortable subsistence. Whether <lb/> my own judgment and yours may agree upon <lb/> what is a comfortable subsistence, I know <lb/> not: if not I see no help for it. Let me <lb/> assure <add> you </add> of this also, that in point <lb/> of appetite, I am as cool as <lb/> any <gap/> would wish to be: but which does <lb/> not in the <unclear>least</unclear> alter however my way of thinking.<lb/> I am Sir, <add> and will be</add> as long as you will <sic>permitt</sic> me<lb/>to be </p> <p> Your dutiful and truly affectionate<lb/> Son <lb/> Jere:<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> Bentham.</p> <pb/> <p> As to purchases, it is not my wish to give you <lb/> any further trouble than by what I have mentioned<lb/> already to Sam. Unless it be for a pair of <add> lace</add> ruffles<lb/> if my mother thinks it will answer. I have not <lb/> any such thing as a pair of what can be properly<lb/> called lace-ruffles. But this as well <lb/> as the <sic>wastecoat</sic> mentioned to Sam I beg leave <lb/> to commit to his and your discretion. French <lb/> books I want none. My sincere and affectionate<lb/> respects attend her.</p> | <!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> places, as he does in ordinary at M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Davies: and his <lb/> journey home by Diligences and the Sea together might <lb/> be <sic>render'd </sic> not much more expensive I should hope than <lb/> his returning with you would be.</p> <p> Shall I make my answer, <add> Sir</add> to the latter part<lb/> of <add> your</add> letter? Prudence whispers, no. Could I but<lb/> swallow my affliction, sunshine might possibly succeed<lb/> this <add> last</add> storm, as it did the first. Shall I ? — <lb/> Yes I must speak; Prudence will not always be <lb/> <sic>listen'd</sic> to by an <sic>ulcer'd</sic> mind. No. I will forbear:<lb/> since I will take another chance; since<lb/> my congratulations on the happiness of your <lb/> situation, <del>and</del> (God knows they were sincere!) and <lb/> my filial wishes have been so unfortunate.<lb/> let me <del>tel</del> <add> acquaint</add> you then, Sir, that I have not the <lb/> least thought of present marriage: not the <lb/> least thought of marriage at all without a <lb/> full assurance, of what in my own judgment<lb/> shall be a comfortable subsistence. Whether <lb/> my own judgment and yours may agree upon <lb/> what is a comfortable subsistence, I know <lb/> not: if not I see no help for it. Let me <lb/> assure <add> you </add> of this also, that in point <lb/> of appetite, I am as cool as <lb/> any <gap/> would wish to be: but which does <lb/> not in the <unclear>least</unclear> alter however my way of thinking.<lb/> I am Sir, <add> and will be</add> as long as you will <sic>permitt</sic> me<lb/>to be </p> <p> Your dutiful and truly affectionate<lb/> Son <lb/> Jere:<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> Bentham.</p> <pb/> <p> As to purchases, it is not my wish to give you <lb/> any further trouble than by what I have mentioned<lb/> already to Sam. Unless it be for a pair of <add> lace</add> ruffles<lb/> if my mother thinks it will answer. I have not <lb/> any such thing as a pair of what can be properly<lb/> called lace-ruffles. But this as well <lb/> as the <sic>wastecoat</sic> mentioned to Sam I beg leave <lb/> to commit to his and your discretion. French <lb/> books I want none. My sincere and affectionate<lb/> respects attend her.</p> | ||
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places, as he does in ordinary at Mr Davies: and his
journey home by Diligences and the Sea together might
be render'd not much more expensive I should hope than
his returning with you would be.
Shall I make my answer, Sir to the latter part
of your letter? Prudence whispers, no. Could I but
swallow my affliction, sunshine might possibly succeed
this last storm, as it did the first. Shall I ? —
Yes I must speak; Prudence will not always be
listen'd to by an ulcer'd mind. No. I will forbear:
since I will take another chance; since
my congratulations on the happiness of your
situation, and (God knows they were sincere!) and
my filial wishes have been so unfortunate.
let me tel acquaint you then, Sir, that I have not the
least thought of present marriage: not the
least thought of marriage at all without a
full assurance, of what in my own judgment
shall be a comfortable subsistence. Whether
my own judgment and yours may agree upon
what is a comfortable subsistence, I know
not: if not I see no help for it. Let me
assure you of this also, that in point
of appetite, I am as cool as
any would wish to be: but which does
not in the least alter however my way of thinking.
I am Sir, and will be as long as you will permitt me
to be
Your dutiful and truly affectionate
Son
Jere:y Bentham.
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As to purchases, it is not my wish to give you
any further trouble than by what I have mentioned
already to Sam. Unless it be for a pair of lace ruffles
if my mother thinks it will answer. I have not
any such thing as a pair of what can be properly
called lace-ruffles. But this as well
as the wastecoat mentioned to Sam I beg leave
to commit to his and your discretion. French
books I want none. My sincere and affectionate
respects attend her.
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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