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J. E. Smith to Mr. Davall. 



My dear Friend, London, July 11, 1790. 



Nothing could be more unlucky than my being 

 out of town when Mr. Mandrot called. Accept 

 my most hearty thanks for your letter; you and I 

 can never differ much, I believe, even in opinion, I 

 should not have obtruded religious matters on you 

 had I not been obliged, but now am glad I did so. 

 We can never go far wrong with such principles as 

 yours. May the God whom we sincerely endeavour 

 to adore as we ought, bring your child safe into the 

 world, and preserve its mother ! 



July 14. — I have now got your inestimable packet, 

 my dear friend, and know not how to find words to 

 thank you for it. The views * delight me above all; 

 I cannot cease from looking at them. How kind 

 and attentive you are to what may give me plea- 

 sure ! Your harvest on Mount Suchet was very 

 rich. 



Now, my dear friend, let me exhort you not to 

 lose any time, but bring out your work directly. 

 You must not wait to make it anything like com- 

 plete. There is no end of that. 



I will now confess to you a fault I have been 

 guilty of, as I ought not "to dissemble or cloke be- 

 fore you". I distributed the seeds you sent among 

 Fairbairn, Dickson, Lee, Curtis, and Goodenough; 

 from some carelessness I gave none to Aiton. Will 

 you pardon me for this, and send anything you 

 please to make my peace with him ; — I shall mind 

 * of Switzerland : published by Aberli. 

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