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mean time, it wod be of great Consequence to your
Brother to be able to make somebody of himself — his
work is printed off, all but the preface - wch I hope is
nearly if not quite finish'd — and when his Book
comes out, he will be able to judge how far
a litterary pursuit of that Sort may answer -
and in case he shod find them not to answer
in the Track he has struck out, It is not too
late, & it is to be tried — he will act the same
part he has happily done upon another occasion
of changing his pursuit, in one case, as he has
done his Object in another — in the latter he is sure
of losing nothing - tho' his gains may be great
in case he succeeds — Have you as yet heard
any thing of our Friend Clark's marriage— I forget
whether it was in hand when you was in Town.
He has been Benedick the married man, now, this
fortnight - but I can't help saying (entre
that the Fetters are not sufficiently gilt-
all things — she is said to have £10,000,
she shod at least have had £30,000 - If you have
never seen her — she is of the Dwarf Size - is not
young, & looks still much older than she is - & for my
own Cash - I cannot see any thing in her mind or
manner — to make up for Person - He has taken a
large House in new Bond street,

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Identifier: | JB/538/012/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-03-02	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	012	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
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