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Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African; To Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life
Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho an African To Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life Author:Ignatius Sancho General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1803 Original Publisher: Printed for William Sancho Subjects: Westminster (London, England) London (England) Blacks Composers, Black Africans Grocers Afro-Americans History / Africa / General Literary Criticism / American / African American Social Scien... more »ce / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies Social Science / Slavery Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: LETTER XXIII. TO MRS. C Charles Street, July 31, 1775. bEAR MADAM, If aught upon earth could make mortals happy -- I have the beft right to believe myfelf fo -- I have lived with the Great -- and been favoured by beauty -- I have caufe to be vain -- let that apologife for my boafting -- I am to thank you for the beft ornament of" my chimney-piece. -- Your picture, which I had the joy to receive from Mr. Gardner, and which (exclufive of the partiality I have to your refemblance) I think a very good one; -- it proves unqueftionably three things; -- your gAodnefs -- Mr. Gardner's fkill -- and my impudence ! -- in wifhing fo pleafing a prize. -- If Kitty fhould live to woman's curate-- -- fhe will exultingly tell folks -- that's my godmother's picture -- and the next generation will fwear the painter was a flatterer -- and fcarce credit there was ever a countenance fo amiably fweet -- in the days of George the Third -- except a Hamilton or Lady Sarah. -- Mrs. San- cho defires her thanks may be joined with mine -- as the thanks of one flefh. -- Mr. M is well -- and hopes, in concert with the Sanchos, that you had a pleafant journey -- and good health your companion. -- That health and pleafure -- ; with love and friendfhip in its train -- may ever accompany E ' you -- is the...« less