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cumstance : whereas You are happy in both the Turn & the 

 Power to labour, to journey, to harden : and if One was to 

 address You, one shd begin hke an Epitaph — Siste, Viator ! — 



When I was last week in Town I called at Mr. Hoblyn's to 

 see Dr Bentham who has been sometime there, but I did not 

 meet wth Him ; it was a Disappointment. My Uncle saw Him 

 several times, & the Dr was so kind as to give him an excellent 

 Sermon at St Bennet's. 



On Fryday last I went into Whiston & White's Shop : It is 

 very dangerous to go iu there. I was taken in to buy ye small 

 Warburton's Edition of Pope's Works, which cost Me One Pound 

 Seven. It is incorrect & indifierent, but as I had None of Pope's 

 Works before, I am not sorry for having been decoy'd to buy 

 them. 



My Neighbours here ask after You : I am more wth them 

 than I was in the Summer Months, the Eoads between this & 

 Staines are almost impassable by a Chair, tho' I walked over 

 there once this Winter, which may be properly called a bold Step. 

 They have more Drams for You agst You see them next. 



I wish You & your Family Joy of the probable Encrease of it, 

 & a happy time to ye Lady. You say little of ye Health of your 

 Friends, so I suppose they enjoy it pretty well. God continue it 

 to them & You. My affte Eespects to them. 



I am, dear Gil, Your's affectionately, 



J. M. 



Letter 31. 



Sunbury, 



March 28, 1762. 

 Dear Gil : 



I shall make no Apology for continuing the old Phrase, 

 tho' your Honours are now blooming & fresh upon You. This 

 will come in amongst the other Epistles You receive from idle 

 Gentlemen like Myself ; alass ! how much less welcome than the 

 six & eightpence ! But my Claim is upon You, You are in my 

 Debt ; & I am a Friend to your Honours & studious of your 

 character for uninterrupted application to the Business of your 

 Station, that I take them for an Excuse of your not writing to 

 Me. I shall have You stealing from your Petitioners, & beginn- 

 ing your next wth " habes confitentem reum. — 



I think You have paid the University a great Compliment in 

 accepting of the Sleeves ;* for as I take your Genius, You are 

 rather Atticus than Tully. Otium cum Dignitate, is your Motto, 

 & Turn, and the green Eetreats (for they begin now to be the 



* As Proctor of the University. 



