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the Composers held in that University. I wonder how you can think
of my verses being published, when amongst so many there must necessarily
be a number of muchbetter Scholars than I, and whose Verses
would be printed rather than mine. I should have done
Greek if Mr Jefferson had not hindered me; (and indeed had begun
and gone on some way) telling me that as I was not so much Master
enough of that Language as of Latin, I had best not do it in
Greek, but in Latin; so I was forced to obey, for these Fellows will
have their will or else I believe I would have done it as well in
Greek as Latin, and then it might have stood some chance of being
published. — other day (night I should say) I forget whenat day; Miss Harris from Baghurst with Miss Goldstone and Mrs Flowers her Sister, came to Oxford
; and sent to me from King Charles's head Inn to let me know that
my friends at Browninghill were well. I asked the Man that
brought it, (he seemed to be the Hostler of the Inn) when they went out
of Town&he told me the next Morning at 9 o'Clock: I sent word back by
him that I would wait on them the next Morning for I could not
so well go that night, as I had something of the Headake. accordingly
the next Morning I went, and got to the Inn at about
a quarter after 8; but when I came to enquire after them, I was
told that there had been three Ladies there, but that they were
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Jeremy Bentham |
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