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orders for goods to be delivered in a certain
place house, no such orders having been sent
from, nor goods in demand at the house,
great the annoyance to the people of the house,
great in proportion to the quantity, weights
and bulk of the goods the expense thus "imposed"
upon the respective furnishers. "imposed"
Many are the instances of this wickedness
I have read of at different times in the
Newspapers: concieve the goods of a perishable
nature, especially if sent at a distance,
such as fish, ice creams etc more stories
than one I remember of old women cruelly
annoyed by cats thus poured in the upon them
by scores: thus much may serve for instances
of wanton cruelty thus gratifying itself.
Infinite is the extent to which malevolence
directed against individuals may thus
operate. Take the unjust steward of the Gospel.
The passion which activated him — instead of
rapacity & self regarding interest; suppose it malevolence — malice against
his master without any such intention
as that of making for himself a prophet profit out
of his master's loss, he might have produced
it by exactly the same means.
What follows, you are too candid to
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take for a confession of guilt in my own
instance.
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draft of letter 2425, vol. 9 |
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