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<head>1822 June 5<lb/> | |||
J.B. to General S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Martin protector of <unclear>Peru</unclear></head> | |||
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<p><del><gap/><gap/> <gap/></del> Take the case of a man who is in <unclear>any of those</unclear><lb/> | |||
situations to which without any the smallest particle of merit,<lb/> | |||
real or so much as supposed decoration of this as of every<lb/> | |||
other this as well as <del>with</del> in all other instruments of<lb/> | |||
factitious dignity are so universally in possession of being attached.<lb/> | |||
Let his service be ever so great and <unclear>incontestable</unclear>, to a reflecting<lb/> | |||
mind to whom all appropriate <add>individual</add> means of judging are wanting<lb/> | |||
these <del><gap/></del> <gap/> and general <unclear>tables</unclear> will be much<lb/> | |||
more likely to be regarded as the official causes of the decoration<lb/> | |||
than the particular cause which by the supposition was<lb/> | |||
the real one: and thus it is that <del><gap/><gap/></del> <add>in the case of a</add> <del><gap/></del> <gap/> person<lb/> | |||
in these favoured situations this factitious <del><gap/></del> and <add>ever</add> questionable<lb/> | |||
testimony of merit is much less <del>adapted to the purpose of<lb/> | |||
<gap/><gap/><gap/></del> valuable than the natural and appropriate<lb/> | |||
evidence, such as that alluded to above alluded to would be</p> | |||
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1822 June 5
J.B. to General St Martin protector of Peru
6 1
Take the case of a man who is in any of those
situations to which without any the smallest particle of merit,
real or so much as supposed decoration of this as of every
other this as well as with in all other instruments of
factitious dignity are so universally in possession of being attached.
Let his service be ever so great and incontestable, to a reflecting
mind to whom all appropriate individual means of judging are wanting
these and general tables will be much
more likely to be regarded as the official causes of the decoration
than the particular cause which by the supposition was
the real one: and thus it is that in the case of a person
in these favoured situations this factitious and ever questionable
testimony of merit is much less adapted to the purpose of
valuable than the natural and appropriate
evidence, such as that alluded to above alluded to would be
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