1816.] Original Lettets between Dr. Young and Mr. Richardson 



dercil all the relations of IjOg:aii, not I rejoice at the beams of peace 

 eveu sparing: my women and children, do not harbour 

 There runs not a drop of my blood in tlie joy of fear. 



39 



But 



thought that mine is 



Lon;a!i never felt fear. 



the veins of any living creature. This He will not tnrn on his heel to save his 



called on mc for revenge. I have sought life. Wlio is there to mourn for Lojan? 



it: I have killed many: I Jiave fnlly — Not one. 

 jiutted ray vengeance: for my conutry 



One Hundred and fifty Original Letters hetiveen Dr. 

 EDWARD YOUNG, Author of Night Thoughts, and Mu. SAMUEL 

 RICHARDSON, Author of Clarissa, Grandison, S^c. 



LETTER XCV. 



Lmidon, Feb. 21, ITfjG. 



HOW could my dear Miss Colborn 

 imagine I should think her tron- 

 blcsonie ! What a sleniicr opinion must 

 she have entertained of her friend. 

 Most heartily do I ^\ isb I had it in my 

 power to serve you, or any one of your 

 friends. Can your honoured papa, or 

 you, put me in the way of doing it, with 

 regard to the resignation, or in any thing 

 else ? What are the steps to bo taken 

 in such a case ? 



I am sorry that Mr. Forester, as your 

 fiiend, has met with any disappointment 

 in his secular affairs. Pity that true 

 love for a worthy object should have 

 been the occasion of it. 



I am much concerned at the heavy 

 indisposition that your good papa la- 

 boured under at the time of yoiu' wri- 

 ting, whicli hindered him from writing 

 lo his friend Dr. Young, on the subject 

 ef the resignation. I am of opinion that 

 the doctor could do much in it, by his 

 intimacy with tiic Duke and Duchess of 

 Portland. I hope yonr papa is reco- 

 vered : my best respects and wishes at- 

 tfcjid him. 



I hope with you, that next summer I 

 may be favoured with an interview with 

 jny good Miss Colborn and her papa. 



You gave rao great pleasure by ac- 

 quainting mc that yon arc in tolerable 

 bealtli ; bow much more will you give 

 mc if you can inform mc that you are 

 perfectly well, and that your good fa- 

 ther is <|uitc recovered. I am, madam, 

 >ftith the grcuteiit sincerity. 



Your allectionate and faithful friend, 

 and hunibic servant, 



S. HlCllAllOSON'. 



I ought to have ai)o!(»gizcd for not 

 writing Itflbre: but, as Indisposition was 

 at some times the reason, engagement in 

 business at others, [ know you will ex- 

 cuse mo. It could not possibly be ow- 

 ing tf) a want of allection or of a dac 



LETTER XCVI. 



London, April 2.3, 175G. 

 Dear and Hev. Sir, 



The daughter of 3'our much esteemed 

 friend, Mr. Colborn, and her father, have 

 a very valuable young clergyman, Mr. 

 Forester, for whom they have great re- 

 gard. IMiss Colborn wishes me to write 

 a line to her papa's dear Dr. Young, In 

 botii their names, requesting his interest 

 with some of his good and great friends, 

 to procure for the said yoimg gentleman 

 a chaplainship of a regiment, cither in 

 England or Ireland. I could not refuse 

 writing to you, sir, on this subject, and 

 hope you'll excuse the trouble. I wish 

 it were in my ])ower to serve Mr. Fo- 

 rester, for the sake of his character, and 

 for the sakes of his rccommenders. 



How do you, my dear sir? How does 

 Mrs. Hallows ? And pray, sir, how ar» 

 your teeth? Mine are leaving me apace. 

 O this Galeni! Y^et time of life was 

 against him and me. How much did I 

 sulfer; and at what cxpcnce of time 

 as well as money: but regulars seldom 

 recommend cpiacks. It was our good 

 friend Mr. Watson that drew me in — 

 with a good intention I am sure. But 

 why do these same regulars of the difle- 

 rent tribes of physic, leave to empii'ics 

 om- teeth and our eyes? as if sucli es- 

 sentials to mortal felicity were beneath 

 the attention of these solenni and superb 

 prcscribers? But may not this be owing 

 to their own moderation? Content with 

 the mischiefs each of the branches may 

 do in his particular way, they leave to 

 an under-set of operators to pull out our 

 teeth and ])ut out our eyes. 



You, I hope, can give a more favour- 

 able account of the success of the ope- 

 ration you underwent in Salisbury- 

 court. 



I am removed ; but be pleased to re- 

 member, that we have equal <H)nve- 

 iiiences to those wc had before for the 

 accommodating a dear friend on his 

 coming; to town. IMy wife and girls 



luost 



