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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, by the Author of Roderick Random
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by the Author of Roderick Random Author:Tobias George Smollett 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: 3 seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter wept i%Qts. Fourthly, and lastly, with reference to the manner in which I got possession o... more »f these Letters, it is a circumstance that concerns my own conscience only : sufiiceth it to say, I have fully satisfied the parties in whose custody they were; and by this time, I hope I have also satisfied you in such ways, that the last hand'may be put to our agreement, and the work proceed with all convenient expedition ; in which hope I rest, Respected sir, Your very humble servant, JONATHAN DUSTWIOp. P. S. I propose, J)eo volente, to have the pleasure of seeing you in the great city, towards All- hallowtide, when I shall be glad to treat with yon concerning a parcel of MS. sermons, of a certain clergyman deceased ; a cake of the right leaven for the present taste of the public. ferbum sapienti, Sfc. ]. D. TO THE REV. MR. JONATHAN DUSTWICH, AT—. SIR, ; I Received yours in course of post,and shall be glad to treat with you for the MS. which I have deliver- ed to your friend Mr. Behn; but can by no means B 2 chapter{Section 4comply with the terms proposed. Those things are so uncertain Writing is air a lottery—I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age—I could mention particulars, and name names ; but don't chuse it—The taste of the town is so changeable. There have been so many letters upon travels lately published—What between Smollett's, Sharp'i, Derrick's, Thickness's, Baltimore's, and Baretti's, together with Shandy's Sentimental Travels, the public seems to be cloyed with that kind of entertainment. Nevertheless, I will, if you please, run the risque of printing and publishing, and you shall have half the profits of the impression.—You need not take the trouble ...« less