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Original Lellerd. with Autographs. 



so (lid not put myself in the way to 

 speak to her, and to thank her for her 

 jTniL'ioiis and truly friendly kindness 

 to us, wiiich was my intention to have 

 done. If I have any partieulars before 

 your servant calls for this I shall in- 

 form yon. AI)ont five minutes after I 

 received your note, I received a few 

 lines from dear Liu'y, informing me of 

 lier meeting with you at Brentford, and 

 her kind reception by your good family, 

 and her subsequent arrival at Russel- 

 square. Nothing is yet arrived, so 

 shall bid you adieu ; requesting my 

 best regards, &e. &c. believe me ever, 

 dear Sir, yours most sincerely, 



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est thanks for your goodness towards 

 me at the English Eden. Indeed, never 

 I enjoyed greater pleasure than with 

 you ; find the moments I saw their 

 most sacred Majesties were the gladdest 

 in my life. Tliey and tiieir blessed 

 family deserve the name of gods ; and 

 your Albion to be called happy as long 

 as it can be ruled by the wisest, nay 

 the best ,«overcign, king, and fatlier 

 under the sun. 



To his Majesty you will, according 

 your promises, present my collection 

 of Danish seals. The prospect of Stopa, 

 and the two maps, shewing tlie late 

 vulcaneous destruction in Iceland, are 

 for your library. With best compli- 

 ments to tlie Society, I remain, dear 

 Sir, your most obedient servant. 



LETTER IV. 

 From OEORGE DEMPSTER, ESQ. 



Dear Sir,— The bearer of this, Mr. 

 Thomas Mitchell, of Perth, has come 

 to town to protect, by a patent, a new 

 invention of his, for raising water by 

 fire, but withoTit the intervention of 

 steam, and, of course, on a cheaper and 

 easier principle than any as yet disco- 

 vered. Ilis great and natural ambition 

 is to acquaint the first man in the king- 



I.RTTEK \. 



From DH. TRoiL, the travelled; 

 Dear Sir, — A letter from Mr. Troil 

 will, I hope, be so dear, as rare a phe- 

 nomena for you ; and assure you, that 

 afler I left I^oudon I many times have 

 thought about to let you kuow any 

 thing from me, but travels and other 

 dom with the nature and principles of hindrances have detained me from so 

 this macliiue before it be known to the, delightful an occupation. Mow, I will 



world at large. 



T liave told him my idea of accom- 

 plishing (his object is by his seeing you, 

 and talking with you .ibout it. If you 

 should chance to be convinced of its 

 ingenuity, you will have the goodness, 

 I am sure, to put him in the best way 

 of laying himself and his invention at 

 fhe foot of the throne, liut I have 

 given him no reason to believe that any 

 other circumstance but a conviction 

 of the merit of the invention, will in- 

 duce you to take any trouble about the 

 ma(f(;r. Hy this, therefore, lie must 

 stand or fall. May I beg you will ex- 

 cuse (his liberty, and believe that I am, 

 dear Sir, 6iC. &c. 





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KhighUbridye, June bth, 17S7. 

 LETTER VI. 

 From TUORKELIV, TRANSLATOR 

 MILTON ilitu ICELANDIC. 



iMiidoii, Sept. I9/A, 17R0. 

 J>i:Ait Sir. — 1 render you mv \varm 



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benefit by the opportunity of Dr. L. a 

 native German, but a clever fellow, and 

 a very good Englishman, my friend. 

 After staying some time in Sweden he 

 is to go to Holland, and I kuow no 

 man to recommend him to who will re- 

 ceive him with more politeness tliau 

 you ; and as your friend, I take me 

 therefore the liberty to procure him 

 your acquaintance. I suppose you 

 know wliat have arrived me soon after 

 my coming to Sweden. I took directly 

 the orders, and was happy enough to 

 get a very good living as chaplain in the 

 King's army; certainly I pass my time 

 without many troubles, but I should 

 wish to have back again tliat I have 

 passed wi(h you, for to live 

 so happy a moment once 

 more. If you have been 

 i^^f^ well after liuit I left you 

 I should be very glad ; 

 but I have not heard any 

 thing about it, only that you was going 

 to Edinburgh soon after that I left Lon- 

 don. I hope (ha( you will let me know 

 siuiudhing a!)out this affair. Tlie only 

 news (ha( ran interest you from Sweden 



is. (hat Sir Chailes are in live. 



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