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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 2o the Earl of Oxford. - - . May 12, 1714. My Lord, IT cannot be the fmalleft of your troubles to be frequently fatigued by impertinent addrefles. Such as mine have long lain under the imputation of felf-inte- reftednefs and wildnefs of imagination; but 'whatever guilt I mayjncur from the lajl of thefe two crimes, in theory?, J am fure, I 'have nothing to anfwer for The date of the inclofed will inform your Lordfhip how long it is, fince it was delivered at your door.?I am perfuaded it never reached your hands, becaufe I never was informed it did: A condefcention your Lord- Ihip would, unqueftionably, have fubmitted to, in an affair, which carried fuch a face of additional benefit to a people, who have already fo many bjeffings. to thank you for. My genius bids me fhun a court j I am fincerely humble enough to know myfelf unqualified for bufinefs, and fo naturally B 4 devoteddevoted to retirement, that preferment would rather rob me of my quiet, than give the leaft addition .to my prefent happi- nefs. I am fo far from aiming at an inte- reft-in-your favour, that I mall ftudioufly endeavour to avoid every opportunity of giving you reafon to fuppofe it. If there- fore your Lordfhip did not receive the letter, of which the inclofed is a copy, and mall pleafe to give fuch notice as defired, I will fend the fcheme, as you direct me, without other hope, than that it may der ferye your Jordmip's regard and correction; and free from any wifli more ardent than that of feeing you as much beyond the power, as you are within the aim, of malice, and ingratitude, I am, with the higheft veneration, My Lord, Tour Lord/hip's ', ... . . i Moft Obedient, and ( Devoted humble Servant ' A, Hill..;. . t' v; -:: ..r 20 Dr. George Sewel, M. D. 3, 1720...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217658812 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217658814 |
| Weight | 0.59 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.41 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 176 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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