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Marsham is here with me, and has just showed 
me your letter to him, which was wonderfully en- 
tertaining, particularly your account of the famous 
gallery, and your laying down your heart at the foot 
of the Venus de Medicis. 
I hope you will contrive to see Allioni: I look 
upon him as one of the few who search into nature, 
and see with their own eyes. Besides, where can 
you see the Alpine plants in such plenty, or such 
perfection as with them ? 
Do keep in your mind Curculto paraplecticus, 
—my desiderata in general. I should be glad of a 
little more 4grostis minima. Above all, write to 
me often, again and again. 
Ever yours, with best wishes, 5S. G. 
Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, Esq. to J. E. Smith, 
Milan. 
Dear Sir, Bungay, March 16, 1787. 
I have now before me your two very friendly and 
highly entertaining letters, the first from Paris, 
October 2nd, the other from Rome, February 12th. 
It gives me great pleasure to find that in such distant 
journeys, and amongst the literati of all countries, 
and such interesting objects, your old Norwich 
friends claim a share in your recollection and re- 
gard; and I do assure you the distinction flatters 
me highly. I am very much obliged to you for 
Bullard, which, with your Parisian letter, I received 
very safe about Christmas. I shall certainly thank 
you for the promised copy of Leers, at the eighteen 
