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old he wish'd much to know the meaning of the
Musical Notes & being told that they cod not well
be explained to him but by means of some
Instrument <del. and it being found he had an Ear
add a Friend made him made him a present of a kind of
Violin called "a Kit", as he had an ear he soon was
capable of playing several Tunes, which afterwards
encouraged me to let him havethe assistance of a
Master of the Profession.
That he has at present, & has always been had
so much of the Philosopher in him, your Lordship I dare say will think is the less to
be wondered at when whe I tell you that many
of those who knew him when he was but five
years of age, used to call him the Philosopher
and if he really was one for his ag, he
might must indeed be said for his life to be The Minute Philosopher,
but if wa whether the late Bishop Berkley was henow living who
published a Book under that name would now
be of that have such an opinion of him now perhaps may as to Class him:
be a matter of doubt would the Bishop indeed
could not be supposed to pay him a Compliment
in him the of by as to Lass him among the number of
he could not however be thought to be one of Those agreeing to when the
late Bishop Berkley attacked with with so much spirit in a Book he just published under the title of the Minute Philosopher
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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