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Wyndham, Esq., at Warnford. So he will have a good stroke 

 of work. His price is two guineas and an half per week. 

 His buildings, human figures, quadrupeds, waters, perspec- 

 tive among trees are good ; but his trees are not so pleasing : 

 he has also a vein of humour ; but that I shall not allow him 

 to call forth, as all my plates must be serious. At the last 

 exhibition he produced some very good drawings. 



Harry's outlet is now very neat and beautiful. Capt. Shaw 

 is but just gone from Farnham. I called on him in my return 

 from town : he seemed inclined I thought to make me a visit ; 

 but he never came. Mrs. Etty has been very ill indeed since 

 her lying-in, but is getting better ; she has got another son, 

 Avhose name is Simeon. 



LETTER XXV. 



Munstoke, Aug. 9, 1776. 

 DEAR BEOTHEB, 



BY your unusual silence I began to fear what has really been 

 the case, ill health. You have perhaps by your attention to 

 your book and other matters been too free with your consti- 

 tution lately; you must therefore relax a little and allow 

 yourself more time for riding and walking. Particularly, I 

 think, you should avoid contention though in ever so good a 

 cause ; for any earnest agitation of the mind is bad for the 

 stomach. 



Lucomb's oak, we think, will at last probably turn out the 

 Queen's cegilops * : but this matter cannot well be determined 

 'til it comes to bear fruit. It carries its leaf all the winter in 

 Devon, but casts it at Selborne, Essex, and elsewhere, and is 

 probably a deciduous tree. Perhaps your Homo sapiens may 

 be too close a copying of the Linn, system, and may appear 

 pedantic to an anti-Linn, reader. I by no means want the 



* [ Quercus luconibeana. Of this fine species there are figures and a full 

 description in London's ' Arboretum/ vol. iii. p. 1852. Certainly distinct 

 from cegilops. T.B.] 



