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The sentiments of Mr. Somerville always do him 

 honour, but on no occasion more than on this. 



In reading over my Letter, I find that I have used 

 the word smell, in a sense that, perhaps, you will 

 criticize. A gentleman, who, I suppose, was not the 

 sweetest in the world, sitting in the front boxes at the 

 playhouse on a crowded night, his neighbour very 

 familiarly told him that he smelt strong. "No, Sir," 

 replied he, with infinite good humour ; " it is you that 

 smell — I stink" 



