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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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Date_1	1841-10-19	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	009	Main Headings
Folio number	133	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	2
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Notes public		ID Number	3434
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