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BL Add. MS 28268, ff. 51–52; extracts published in Hart, p. 9
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After a long interval of silence, but not of forgetfullnes I sit
down to write to you. I am tolarably happy and more than tolarably busy. I have
had a complimentary letter sent me from a Mr Swinburne of Leicester he was much
pleased with my description of our cheese, his letter did not come alone there
came with it a Leicester Cheese of 11lb. — Last night I had a letter enclosing a
£2 note from a Mr Gilchrist of
Stamford. If Mr Burrell of Cambridge would send me some more Tobacco I might
live cheap these hard times, and smoke a health to all my friends. TWO things I
wish you would not forget when you send, 1st the Letters for
Bet. I think we should
send them, 6 months have pass’d, or nearly, since we had hers.
I doubt I must build a song for Mr Guest, not to oblidge him, but
to oblidge Mr Lofft. What did you do
with the 50 songs? I suppose no further call for them will be found at Bury. I have been too much engaged
to attend to Isaac’s
affairs as I could wish. I will write to him soon. The Boot patterns I had from
Horton. The shoe patterns from a
Don shoeman: perhaps you may never use them, but they are curious as being cut
in the high taste. I have a cold coming, and my head akes, or I would send
patterns of my Womans Work. I have a man and a half employd now, and have plenty
of good custom lookd out. I like it Better than I did. So much for my mastering.
My book affairs go on tolarably. I am getting acquainted with another baronet,
Sir J. Bland Burgess,
author of ‘Richard the First,’ a new heroic poem in 18 books, he gave me the
book; he is heir to the estate of Ixworth Thorpe. Another fortnight must go before I can have my
writings and bargains compleated, and the poems put to press. My double capacity
of poet and snobb somtimes plague me, I think I could manage one very well, but I still beat you, I have hitherto known my — from
my head, which is somtimes as much as I can say. I send you patterns [illegible
word] but I can hear you say,
Remember George that when I offered you the use of £50 I could then have got it, at present I don’t know that I can, for I expect part of my affairs settled next month so that I cannot help you nor myself effectually till then. I long to hear how you come on. I know if I had what is now due to me you should not want £20 to wag with.
Mr L says a Dr Clubbe has translated the 1st Quarter of ye. Farmers Boy into Latin, on which I have
sent to him
I have this moment an invitation to supper and an order for 3 ‘Hannahs’ — I hope
to get Rover printed and then to advertize the 2 together, they will also be
included with the poems with a notice of their being set to music &c
&c &c
The packett for Troston contains the
first Vollm of mr Dyers poems
just publishd