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to my wish that you should not suppose me to have 

 written the nonsense which these pages seem to prove. 

 By the way, it is a curious proof of university prejudice, 

 that though the Cambridge men admit my analysis of the 

 " Principia " to be unexceptionable, and to be well 

 calculated for teaching the work, yet, not being by a 

 Cambridge man, it cannot be used ! They are far more 

 liberal at Paris, where they only are waiting for my 

 analysis of the second book ; but I put off finishing it, 

 as I do still more my account of the " Mecanique 

 Celeste." The latter I have almost abandoned in 

 despair after nearly finishing it ; I find so much that 

 cannot be explained elementarily, or anything near it. 

 So that my account to be complete would be nearly as 

 hard reading as yours, and not 1000th part as good .... 

 I greatly envy you Siena ; I never was there above a day, 

 and always desired to stay longer. The language is, as 

 you say, a real charm; but I was not aware of the 

 preservation in which you describe the older manners to 

 be. I fear I shall not be able to visit Provence, as I 



should have wished this winter but my plans 



are not quite fixed. The judicial business in Parliament 

 and the Privy Council will also make my going abroad 

 after January difficult. I don't write you any news, nor 

 is there any but what you see in the papers. The Tory 

 restoration approaches very steadily, tho' not very 

 rapidly; and I only hope that the Whigs, having con- 

 trived to destroy the Liberal party in the country I fear 

 past all hope of recovery may not have a war abroad 



also to mourn for 



Believe me, 



Yours ever, 



H. BROUGHAM. 



