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<p>Mr Skinner, a Clergyman who has been mentioned<lb/> | |||
friend of Benthams father <add>& who was Vicar of <del>the parish of Bishopsgate</del> Christchurch in Monmouthshire but was then serving Bishopsgate, London, close to Bentham's abode</add> was <del>at this</del> in the habit<lb/> | |||
of encouraging & <del>of connecting the</del> <add>aiding Bentham in his</add> classical studies. At this<lb/> | |||
period the <del>Rev Mr</del> Archdeacon <unclear>Lewes</unclear> had received from the Duchess of<lb/> | |||
<add><del>Duchess</del> Dorset</add> a complementary invitation to dinner written<lb/> | |||
<add>on</add> the back of a playing card, which chanced to be the Ten<lb/> | |||
hearts – He sent this reply</p> | |||
'' | <p>Your compliment Lady I pray you forbear.<lb/> | ||
One old English source is much more sincere;<lb/> | |||
You sent me ten hearts – 'tis the tythe that is mine<lb/> | |||
Do give me one heart, – and burn t'other <gap/></p> | |||
<p>Skinner desired young Bentham to translate this verse<lb/> | |||
to Latin which he thus rendered</p> | |||
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<p>Mr Skinner however <del>certainly</del> <add>sought to</add> improve<del>d</del> on the<lb/> | |||
translation & wrote beneath it, competition between<lb/> | |||
them not having been unfrequent</p> | |||
<p>Another piece of <gap/> of an old smatterer<lb/> | |||
with his favorite son of the breezes</p> | |||
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<p>Thomas Skinner</p> | |||
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Mr Skinner, a Clergyman who has been mentioned
friend of Benthams father & who was Vicar of the parish of Bishopsgate Christchurch in Monmouthshire but was then serving Bishopsgate, London, close to Bentham's abode was at this in the habit
of encouraging & of connecting the aiding Bentham in his classical studies. At this
period the Rev Mr Archdeacon Lewes had received from the Duchess of
Duchess Dorset a complementary invitation to dinner written
on the back of a playing card, which chanced to be the Ten
hearts – He sent this reply
Your compliment Lady I pray you forbear.
One old English source is much more sincere;
You sent me ten hearts – 'tis the tythe that is mine
Do give me one heart, – and burn t'other
Skinner desired young Bentham to translate this verse
to Latin which he thus rendered
Mr Skinner however certainly sought to improved on the
translation & wrote beneath it, competition between
them not having been unfrequent
Another piece of of an old smatterer
with his favorite son of the breezes
Thomas Skinner
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