,333 Original Letters between Dr. Young and Mr. Richardson. [Nov. 1, 

 take heed of Ihe wise." Thoiigli inte- 

 grity is l)nt sciircc, yef is tlieic more 

 integrity tliaii inliillibility in tlic world. 



I licg Mrs. Richardson and your 

 ■whole lire-side wtiiild accept my and 

 Mrs. Hallows's most afleclioiiate good 

 wisiics and respects. \^ c are both in 

 debt at Salisbury-court, hut more par- 

 ticiilfirlj', my dear Sir, 



Your much oijliged liumble servant, 

 April27,\7i>Q. E.Young. 



LETTER CVI. 



Allow me, rev. and good Sir, to gra- 

 tify the wishes of Major Hohorst, cap- 

 tain of the Grenadier Guards in the ser- 

 vice of the King of Denmark, a v.ortliy 

 and pious man, before he quits this 

 kingdom, to be personally acquainted 

 with the author of the Night Thoughts, 

 the Centaur, &c. &c. whom he, and his 

 countrymen of taste and seriousness, 

 very greatly admire for his works. He 

 sets out for ^^''elwyn on pHr|;ose, and 

 will return in a day or two, after he has 

 given himself this very great (satisfaction; 

 iliat he may have the jileasure of saying, 

 when he is abroad, that he Las seen and 

 conversed with Dr. Young. 



The loss I have sustained of two 

 dear friends, and the illness in my own 

 family, have obliged uie to take more 

 time than it was otherwise necessary 

 for me to do, with regard to the favour 

 jou intrusted me with : a favour in- 

 deed! I will soon have it ready for 

 your couimands; and am, with fervent 

 wishes for the return of many haj)py 

 seasons, and my respects to good Mrs. 

 JIallows, dear and rev. Sir, 



Your greatly obliged and faithful 

 humble ser^ant, 

 London; Jan. 7, 1757. S. KiCll.ARDSON. 



All mine join their best and kindest 

 respects, &c. 



LETTER CVII. 



Jamiary 13, 1757. 



How am I struck, dear sir, with the 

 sad, sad Jiews you send me? What are 

 we? How close our aflcctions cling to 

 this earth, which will so soon return the 

 fond embrace, and take us into its cold 

 bosom. I am by no means in haste 

 with regard to what you mention ; tlse 

 longer the papers are in your hands ihe 

 kinder and the better. 



I am obliged to you for bringing mc 

 acquainted with Major Hohorst; lie is a 

 \ery agreeable, and, I believe, a very 

 valuable man; he has promised to send 

 mc news from abroad, which I am to 

 «ainmuiucate to you. 



That all the complaints in your fa- 

 mily may entirely cease, and the new 

 year bring you new blessings and 

 comforts, is tiie warmest wish of. 

 Dear sir, 

 Your most aflectionate and obliged 

 humble servant, 



E. Young. 

 Mrs. Hallows desires all the good fa- 

 mily to accept her very best wishes, and 

 regards, and respects. 



I will write to my friend Colbourn 

 very soon. 



LETTER CVIII. . 



Jamiary 14, 1757. 



]My dear and good Dr. Young, I am 

 sure, will forgive me the following hum- 

 ble suggestions, with regard to the ad- 

 mirable piece he has entrusted me with. 



" V> hat favours have I received at 

 your hands ? ' At Ihe hands of the author 

 of Sir Clwilts Grandiioii! Dear sir, has 

 not the account been more than balanced ? 

 .Surely, ihis is beyond the merit of this au- 

 thor, and, as well here as in many r.tlier 

 passages, yon do him too much honour. 



" An antient of the greatest antiquity." 

 Would you not choose to name bim at the 

 bottom of the page? 



" O my fi lends! there is no such thing 

 under Htavcn ;" as what, dear sii ? Mean 

 you not, as a friend— as a trre friend i" In 

 which addition, suppose insiead of' O my 

 friends," to avoid the repetition of the 

 word, it were, " O siis!" 



" It is become a common prostitute, of- 

 ten enjoyed by those (hat are unworthy of 

 that sacred i;ame." Tlie idea of a pi'osti. 

 lidf, and the word enjoyed, joined to the 

 words sacred name, are they counectible? 

 Suppose, after " ilie v\ord is too common,'^ 

 it were thus— "7/ is often ufisitmed by 

 those uho are wiworlhy of that sacred 

 name." 



Suppose the word always were inserted 

 as niatkcd in the margin? 



For " abridgimciii of the press," suppos« 

 it were rtsiraiiU ? 



" If lesjal authority stands centineI,"cSfc. 

 Alas, sir! that it does not, and the press 

 groans bei-cath infidelity, indecency, libel, 

 faction, nonsense ; suppose this small afle- 

 ration — " Jf legal authority were to stund 

 centinelat the press, and admit none," &c. 

 And suppose to the word restraint, as the 

 subject is a very tender one, were added 

 the words, licentivusness of the press. 



As you do the vvriier of the history of 

 Sir Charles Grandison the honour of di- 

 recting to him your two letters, and give 

 him other honours, which modesty will 

 not allow iiini to claim, will it not look to 

 some that his request to you to write on 

 the two subjects, Original'and Moral, was 

 made to you in hopes of receiving soma 

 kind compliments from your friendly par- 

 tialitj 



