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Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, WC 199. ALS; 4p. . Not previously published.
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I have a very fine copy of Ant. Nebrissensis,
Pople gets on with the reprint of the first
vol,pxx certain parts of the history, & may set me right if I am under any
misapprehension.
My Aunt Mary arrived a fortnight ago, in good
health & good equable spirits, & looking remarkably well for her years. She is very much pleased with the
country, & has set you an example which ought to be followed for a journey of three hundred miles in this
country is nothing, when you are about it. C’est le premier pas qui coute.
Poor Mr Davies!r Jones the first
It is very strange that I have never been able to ascertain the real mischief which was done at
Alcobaça & Batalha.
I am going to print that account of Lope de Aguirreper se, if I can get a history
of Venezuela by Oviedo y Baños,
The younger Westall is making for me half
a dozen views in this immediate neighbourhood to ornament a volume of Dialogues,x present state & prospects of society, I mean to relieve with descriptive passages, – &
after the manner of Boethius
We have seen fewer strangers than usual, – which may perhaps be owing to the pending business in
Parliament.xxx may make a great number of deluded persons perceive the evil intentions as well as the
bad faith of those who have so impudently deceived them. And if Government take advantage of the opportunity
xxx at the turn of tide, the most mischievous of the newspapers have had rope given them, & have
noosed themselves to its hands. I hope also it may lead to the organization of a strong civil force, now we have
found that the constables staff is a weapon which may be trusted more safely than the bayonet.
Love to my Aunt, – my namesake, – the Dutchess Georgiana, & good little Alfred. The elders I suppose are returned to school.