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for the face of the country, and the modern practices in 

 husbandry, as I expected ; but rather a collection of parallel 

 passages from Cato and Columella. So much easier is it to 

 compile, than to advance fresh remarks. 



Mr. Yalden will not probably set out for Spain 'til next 

 spring: I shall exhort him by all means to take your 

 recommendations in his pocket. He is a decent zoologist; 

 and particularly an entomologist. He is returned, I hear, 

 for Edinburgh to Winton. 



Your quantity of drawings, I find, are considerable; no 

 doubt they should be engraved in London. 



As to your botany, it should be carefully overlooked by 

 some body: in the zoological part your powers are much 

 more considerable ; and you want only a friend, as all men 

 do, just to remark those small errors, or slips which 

 incuria fudit. 



You are the best judge whether you should address Mrs. 

 Cornwallis; if you do, you may express your regard for 

 her husband with more warmth than if he was living. 



" Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus " ? 



Send me some account of the Hippohosca hirundinis at 

 your leisure. 



Harry's little academy is in a flourishing way: he will, 

 it is too probable, lose his £100 young Gent, at Midsummer, 

 but then at that time he is to have a fresh pupil of 14 

 years of age at £150 per annum! 



His building has been heavy on him; but without con- 

 siderable additions he could not have stood on the present 

 footing. So one must be set against the other. The 

 common parlor at present is the worst story; indeed it is 

 most sadly crouded: however brother Thomas is going to 

 make an addition to it of a space of 18 by 10 feet, which 

 is to be built on towards the street, with a window looking 

 down the street, and the chimney at the upper end : when 

 finished the parlor will be thus — 



