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<p>go on much as usual with Mr Pownall — have you <sic>finish'd</sic> the | |||
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Draught of a Ship, you told me in your last Letter but one | |||
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you was about, and have you <sic>Shewn</sic> it to him - or not<add>,</add> - | |||
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& if you have, what said he to it — if not I co<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> wish | |||
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you wo<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> as finishing any thing to answer a purpose | |||
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is always something gained - tho' it <sic>may happened not to</sic> | |||
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answer the principal purposes intended — by Mr Davis's | |||
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absence you will lose a good help-mate in your | |||
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Pursuit of Euclid — but I hope it will not discourage | |||
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you from <sic>compleating</sic> the Plans you had view, in | |||
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regard to <hi rend="underline">That</hi> — and I sho<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> think you wou'd have | |||
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the more encouragement to attempt something of that | |||
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kind now, as it may give your Friends the better | |||
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Grounds to go upon in their <unclear>Commendation</unclear>, by the | |||
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Time you are in a Condition to appear as a Candidate | |||
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for some sort of appointment yourself —</p> | |||
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go on much as usual with Mr Pownall — have you finish'd the
Draught of a Ship, you told me in your last Letter but one
you was about, and have you Shewn it to him - or not, -
& if you have, what said he to it — if not I cod wish
you wod as finishing any thing to answer a purpose
is always something gained - tho' it may happened not to
answer the principal purposes intended — by Mr Davis's
absence you will lose a good help-mate in your
Pursuit of Euclid — but I hope it will not discourage
you from compleating the Plans you had view, in
regard to That — and I shod think you wou'd have
the more encouragement to attempt something of that
kind now, as it may give your Friends the better
Grounds to go upon in their Commendation, by the
Time you are in a Condition to appear as a Candidate
for some sort of appointment yourself —
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Identifier: | JB/538/011/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538. |
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1776-03-02 |
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538 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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